Efficiency and Technical Progress in Traditional and Modern Agriculture: Evidence from Rice Production in China

Xu, Xiaosong; Jeffrey, Scott

doi:doi:10.7939/R3930P169

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Efficiency and Technical Progress in Traditional and Modern Agriculture: Evidence from Rice Production in China

Author(s) / Creator(s)
- Xu, Xiaosong
- Jeffrey, Scott
Date created

1995-10-01
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Type of Item

Report
DOI

https://doi.org/10.7939/R3930P169
License

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 International

Language
- English
Citation for previous publication
- Productive efficiency for Chinese hybrid and conventional rice production is estimated using a dual stochastic frontier efficiency decomposition model. Results reveal significant differences in technical and allocative efficiency between conventional and hybrid rice production, and indicate significant regional efficiency in hybrid rice production, but not in conventional rice production.