Extensively managed grasslands are recognized globally for their high biodiversity and their
social and cultural values. However, their capacity to deliver multiple ecosystem services …

Purpose Total factor productivity (TFP) has become a prominent concept in agriculture
economics and policy over the last three decades. The main aim of this paper is to obtain a …

In order to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, the European Union (EU) promotes
extensive farming. However, identifying such farms across countries and assessing their …

In this article, we assess farms' technical efficiency accounting for their production
heterogeneity and correcting for the potential endogeneity associated with the adoption of …

Our objective is to extend the latent class stochastic frontier (LCSFM) model to compute
productivity change, using the robust transitive productivity Färe‐Primont index. The …

A split-panel latent class stochastic frontier model is applied to account for technological
heterogeneity among Swiss dairy farms and to assess the potential performance …

This article explores how farm size is related to economic benefits from diversification. Using
a data set pertaining to Bavarian dairy farms (2000–2014), we estimate an input distance …

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of investment in sensor systems on
productivity change, using farm accounting data. Farm accounting data for the years 2008 …

Purpose This systematic literature review integrates the findings of existing studies
regarding technical efficiency (TE) in dairy farms. The purpose of this paper is to offer a …

This report contains an empirical analysis of the productivity and sustainability performance
of different types of farms in thirteen countries. Farm productivity performance is measured …