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Title
Variations in regional productivity in Australian wool production
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008:
Author(s)
Publication Date
2012
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008
Abstract
We estimate total factor productivity in wool production spatially across benchmarked farms in four climatic areas in Eastern Australia. Estimates are decomposed into an environment-technology gap and technical efficiency relative to the production possibilities in each area. The environment-technology gap reflects the regional differences in the environment and variations in production technologies used in the wool enterprise. Significant gaps are found to exist between areas but they are relatively small in magnitude, emphasising the adaptability of the wool enterprise to environmental variability. Technical inefficiencies are also present in all areas but are larger among farmers who do not regularly receive consultancy advice in the benchmarking group. There is little variation in mean total factor productivity between the climatic areas.
Publication Type
Journal Article
Source of Publication
Australian Farm Business Management Journal, 9(2), p. 1-12
Publisher
Charles Sturt University, AFBM Network
Place of Publication
Australia
ISSN
1449-7875
1449-5937
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020
Peer Reviewed
Yes
HERDC Category Description
Peer Reviewed
Yes
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