Safeguarding natural resources and energy is essential to ensure food security for future
generations. Given the increase of published papers in the agricultural field applying Data …

In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

Agriculture plays a key role in providing a wide range of ecosystem services, such as food,
feed, fiber and biofuel, thus taking part in the economic development of countries. On the …

Globally, agriculture is a dominant form of human use of land with agro-ecosystems covering
about 40% of the terrestrial surface of the Earth. In this context, the European Union …

Agriculture is a key activity in guarantying food security, one of the Sustainable Development
Goals set by the UN Agenda 2030 for sustainable development. However, agriculture can …

Since the beginning of the application of the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model in
various areas of the economy, it has found its wide application in the field of finance, more …

In this study, we develop indices for the overall technical efficiency (OTE) and energy-saving
target ratio (ESTR) using data envelopment analysis (DEA) to calculate the relative …

Creation of the climate‐smart agriculture requires efficient resource use and mitigation of the
environmental pressures among other objectives. Therefore, it is important to assess the …

Agricultural modernization is the foundation and pillar of national modernization, and its
security should not be ignored. However, the traditional efficiency assessment does not take …

This study analyzes the environmental efficiency of the agricultural sector regarding the use
of mineral fertilizers in the period 2001–2012 for a group of European countries. Specifically …