The Role of Knowledge in Sustainable Agriculture: Evidence from Rice Farms’ Technical Efficiency in Hanoi, Vietnam

Nguyen, Hai‐Dang; Ngo, Tuan; Le, Tu; Ho, Huong; Nguyen, Hai Xuan

doi:10.3390/su11092472

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“…This is not a surprise, and is in line with many other studies (Cinemre et al 2006;Iliyasu et al 2016;Kaliba and Engle 2006;Pham et al 2018). The consistent results across all three indicators or models in Table 3 confirm once more that knowledge is very important in agriculture (Nguyen et al 2019). Although the RRD fish farms are seen as comparatively young farms (average years of experience is 4.96, as in Table 1), there is potential for these farms to improve their efficiency in the future.…”

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“…Although the RRD fish farms are seen as comparatively young farms (average years of experience is 4.96, as in Table 1), there is potential for these farms to improve their efficiency in the future. Nguyen et al (2019) also suggested that training and/or technical guidance and support from local government could help in this situation.…”

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“…Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a popular tool for efficiency and performance assessments in the agriculture and aquaculture sectors (Arita and Leung 2014;Färe et al 1985; Kaliba and Engle 2006;Sharma and Leung 2003;Thiam et al 2001) since it does not require an a priori production function and it can handle multiple outputs (Nguyen et al 2019). Its counterpart, stochastic frontier analysis (SFA), is based on regression and thus can only deal with a single dependent variable or output (Bukenya et al 2013;Kim et al 2011).…”

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Performance of Fish Farms in Vietnam–Does Financial Access Help Improve Their Cost Efficiency?

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For a common small- to medium-sized fish farm in an agricultural-based economy, monitoring costs is very important, since financial constraints are always a problem for these farmers. This will be thus easier if the farmers can get access to external funds. This paper used data envelopment analysis (DEA) to examine the technical efficiency, cost efficiency and allocative efficiency of 639 fish farms in the Red River Delta (RRD) in Vietnam in 2018 to see how fish farmers control their costs and if financial access can really help in this matter. We found that these fish farms were very inefficient, meaning that they did not succeed in monitoring and allocating their costs and resources. Among the factors that could improve their efficiency, we found that developing the rural banking system to provide more financial access for RRD fish farms is an important solution.

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“…Recent scholarly work speaks to the connections between PEB adoption, education, and age in agricultural settings. Nguyen and colleagues [50] discovered that education and training improved farmers' efficiency: "Formal knowledge, indicated by the level of education of the head of the farm, had a significant positive impact on efficiency" (p. 8). Assuming that PEBs save resources and improve efficiency, life experience can likely be attributed to sustainable practices in rural settings.…”

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Are Well Owners Unique Environmentalists? An Exploration of Rural Water Supply Infrastructure, Conservation Routines, and Moderation

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2019

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Enormous demands for irrigation water have depleted groundwater reserves in Kansas, where portions of the High Plains aquifer are in jeopardy. This study examines how private water wells influence conservation routines by comparing the watering practices of well owners to those of non-well owners across the state. My guiding research question is: Does water supply infrastructure moderate the relationship between demographic predictors and pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs)? To answer this, I surveyed well owners and non-well owners throughout Kansas (n = 864). The results indicate that controlling for water supplies uncovers differences across many associations between water conservation efforts and other PEBs with commonly studied demographics (sex, income, political affiliation, education, age, and geography). Researching well owners’ acts of environmental stewardship will be key to aquifer preservation.

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“…Other results from Nguyen et al, (2019) in Hanoi, Vietnam suggested that the technical efficiency of rice production in 2018 was generally relatively good technical performance. The output is explained by several factors, namely the characteristics of farmers, including age, education, gender, and external factors such as Gross Domestic Product which have an effect on technical inefficiency.…”

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Technical Efficiency of Rice Production Using the Stochastic Frontier Analysis Approach: Case In East Java Province

Melati

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2020

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The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of East Java rice production in 2018. This study uses a model for measuring the efficiency of stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). Empirical results of these findings indicate that the efficiency of rice production in East Java in 2018 was said to be very efficient in several districts and towns affected by the variable dry milled grain / GKG and irrigation variables, although there are still some districts and towns that cannot be said to be productive. Additionally, the explanatory variable of population growth affects the technical inefficiency of East Java rice production in 2018. Based on the results of this study's review, the practical implications for the government must continue to work to increase the scale and impact of efficiency on rice production, particularly on adding irrigated land to rice commodities, so that rice production can increase to the maximum and domestic food needs can be satisfied. Since the population of Indonesia continues to rise significantly, and rice is in fact a staple food for the people of Indonesia, rice production needs to be increased to ensure national social security. For this reason, it is necessary for the government to pay more attention to policies regarding the use and addition of paddy fields in order to keep optimum domestic rice production.

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The Role of Knowledge in Sustainable Agriculture: Evidence from Rice Farms’ Technical Efficiency in Hanoi, Vietnam

Cited by 30 publications

References 38 publications

Performance of Fish Farms in Vietnam–Does Financial Access Help Improve Their Cost Efficiency?

Performance of Fish Farms in Vietnam–Does Financial Access Help Improve Their Cost Efficiency?

Are Well Owners Unique Environmentalists? An Exploration of Rural Water Supply Infrastructure, Conservation Routines, and Moderation

Technical Efficiency of Rice Production Using the Stochastic Frontier Analysis Approach: Case In East Java Province

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