Technical Efficiency Estimation of Dairy Farming in Kosovo

Musliu, Arben; Frangu, Blend; Popp, Jennie; Thomsen, Michael R.; Kemper, Nathan

doi:10.30682/nm1903f

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“…Under the CRS model, the results of this study agree with the study of (Musliu et al, 2019) whose dairy farms used in their study resulted in mean TE of 0.95. Additionally, results show that 40% of sampled farms scored 1.000 both on CRS and VRS as well, thus are scale efficient.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 87%

“…(Bajrami et al, 2017), found that in national level dairy farms in Kosovo scored 0.72 (on a scale 0-1.00) of Technical Efficiency. While in another study conducted by (Musliu et al, 2019), dairy farms in Kosovo had better results of TE, 0.95. However, there was no study specifically for dairy farms -beneficiaries of direct payments for milk quality.…”

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confidence: 83%

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Technical Efficiency of Dairy Farms in Central Kosovo

Shkodra

Felföldi²,

Kovács³

et al. 2020

IJEFI

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Kosovo has the key resources needed for a developed agriculture. However, Kosovo's agriculture consists of very small farms which are featured with the fragmentation of their land, old buildings and equipment, though functional. Ministry of Agriculture (MAFRD) started to support farmers with direct payments in 2009, but only for a few agricultural cultures. Support for dairy cows started in 2012, and support for milk quality started in 2014. In this context, the purpose of this paper is to accurately portray the characteristics, and technical efficiency of dairy farms in Central Kosovo, respectively in the region of Pristina -beneficiaries of direct payments for milk quality. Consequently, through data envelopment analysis, under variable return to scale using output orientation, the efficiency rate of dairy farmers is calculated. Therefore, findings show that not all the farms are fully efficient, or fully utilizing their assets and their inputs. Additionally, the study revealed that the size of the farm, and the feeding system affect the TE. Therefore, large-size farms and farms who used seasonal grazing had overall higher TE. However, the level of education does not have a significant effect on the farm's efficiency.

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confidence: 87%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 83%

Technical Efficiency of Dairy Farms in Central Kosovo

Shkodra

Felföldi²,

Kovács³

et al. 2020

IJEFI

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“…The study results are consistent with other authors' studies performed earlier in the field of designing tools for dairy farming [12,[47][48][49][50][51] and complement them. An essential feature of this study methodology consists in the fact that the parameters affecting the efficiency of cleansing teats were taken into account as much as possible.…”

Section: Discussion Of the Results Obtained In Studying The Technical Means For Mechanical Cleansing Of Cow Udder Teatssupporting

confidence: 92%

Development of a device for cleansing cow udder teats and testing it under industrial conditions

Paliy

Aliiev

Paliy

et al. 2021

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Preparing cows for milking is one of the most important operations. Not only the speed of milk production but also the quality of milk depends on the level of the work performed. One of the most effective ways to mechanize the preparation of cows for milking implies the development of a special mechanical brush that cleans and stimulates the teat skin. As a result, there is no need to use additional foam detergents and napkins to cleanse and disinfect teats. A device has been designed for cleansing teats with two rotating brushes. Theoretical studies of the interaction of cleansing elements of the device for mechanical removal of pollutants from the udder teats in the course of milking operation were carried out. Assuming constancy of the modulus of elasticity, shape and roughness of teats, linear and angular velocities of brushes, nap stiffness, and homogeneity of physical and mechanical properties of contaminants on the teat, dependence of force Fe of the mechanical device on length l of the cleansing element and its speed ω was established. Under the condition that force Fe of the mechanical device is smaller than force Fp which causes pain but greater than the force retaining pollutants (adhesion), values of the main design and technological parameters of the developed device were determined: l=8 mm, ω=106 rpm. As a result of production tests, it was found that when using the developed device, the daily milk yield of the experimental group of cows exceeded that of the control group by an average of 1.1 times which has made it possible to obtain a supplement of 132.5 kg of milk. Along with this, there was a 0.19 % increase in milk fat content in the experimental group compared to the control group. The number of microorganisms decreased 2.2 times and the number of contaminant particles decreased 4.6 times

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“…These changes are expected to be reflected in a higher level of efficiency in the operation of the farms. Indeed, Musliu et al [40] estimated the technical efficiency of 57 farms in Kosovo using SFA and reported a high TE score of 0.95, a result that is in accordance with our findings. In addition, Náglová and Rudinskaya [18], based on panel data obtained from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) database covering EU member states (no data available for Cyprus and Greece) for 2004-2019, calculated an average TE score of 0.900 for EU-27 members.…”

Section: Efficiency Analysissupporting

confidence: 92%

Entrepreneurship in Dairy Cattle Sector: Key Features of Successful Administration and Management

Koutouzidou¹,

Ragkos²,

Theodoridis

et al. 2022

Land

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In this study, data envelopment analysis is applied to 47 dairy cattle farms to estimate their level of efficiency in the utilization of the available resources and to identify the most efficient ones. The analysis is based on technical and economic data collected through a farm management survey. The main structural and financial characteristics of the most efficient farms are presented, revealing the features that make them better than their peers. A comparative financial analysis is applied between the efficient and inefficient farms, highlighting the appropriate farm structure and determining the major cost drivers in modern dairy cattle farming. The results show that there is still room for improvement in intensive dairy farming. Dairy cattle farms must operate with increased variable cost and utilize their infrastructure at full capacity to decrease their fixed cost per cow. Farms should increase their economic resilience and be less risk averse in an environment where margins to lower production costs in highly intensive farms have been narrowed down. The findings of this study verify that dairy cattle farms of entrepreneurial mindset have the potential to rise to the future economic, environmental and social challenges that will affect the survival of the sector.

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Technical Efficiency Estimation of Dairy Farming in Kosovo

Cited by 5 publications

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Technical Efficiency of Dairy Farms in Central Kosovo

Technical Efficiency of Dairy Farms in Central Kosovo

Development of a device for cleansing cow udder teats and testing it under industrial conditions

Entrepreneurship in Dairy Cattle Sector: Key Features of Successful Administration and Management

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