Evaluation of technical efficiency and scale of Brazilian agribusiness companies

Authors

  • Oscar Tupy Embrapa - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária.
  • Eliseu Alves Embrapa - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária.
  • Reinaldo de Paula Ferreira Embrapa - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária.

Keywords:

Sugar and alcohol, cotton and grain, scale efficiency, technical efficiency, variable returns of scale.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the productive efficiency of Brazilian agribusiness companies belonging to several sectors, including sugar and alcohol, fertilizers and pesticides, cotton and grains, poultry and pigs, coffee, beef, milk and cellulose, machinery and equipment, nutrition and sanitation, oils, flours and preserves and textiles. The sample was composed of 212 companies. The average technical efficiency of the sample was 73.80% and the average scale efficiency was 80.60%.

Author Biographies

Oscar Tupy, Embrapa - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária.

Veterinário, doutor em Economia Aplicada, pesquisador da Embrapa Pecuária Sudeste.

Eliseu Alves, Embrapa - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária.

Pesquisador da Embrapa, assessor do Presidente da Embrapa.

Reinaldo de Paula Ferreira, Embrapa - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária.

Engenheiro-agrônomo, doutor em Genética e Melhoramento, pesquisador da Embrapa.

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Published

2020-05-09

How to Cite

Tupy, O., Alves, E., & Ferreira, R. de P. (2020). Evaluation of technical efficiency and scale of Brazilian agribusiness companies. Revista De Política Agrícola, 28(4), 68. Retrieved from https://rpa.sede.embrapa.br/RPA/article/view/1527

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 4 (2019)

Section

Artigos Científicos