The soybean production frontier and economic efficiency in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Abstract

This work evaluates the economic efficiency of productive resource utilization in the cultivation of soybeans in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The study area comprises the state’s main soybean producing counties. Economic efficiency was estimated for a sample of 151 soybean producers through the production frontier function. The producers in the state’s northern region are operating near the established production frontier, signaling a favorable tendency in resource reallocation and achieving efficiency

Measurement of the technical efficiency of small pineapple farmers in Santander, Colombia: a stochastic frontier approach

“…In Brazil, Conceição and Araújo (2000) estimate the technical efficiency of a sample of commercial farmers and find that experience is a key factor in explaining these farmers' technical efficiency. Additionally, the study of Richetti and Pereira (2003) examines the economic efficiency of the productive resources that are used in the cultivation of soybeans in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul. They show that technical inefficiency is linked to processes of technology transfers to farmers of this grain.…”