This study investigates firm level technical efficiency of production and its determinantsin a sample of 137 olive oil manufacturing firms in Tunisia using a stochastic frontierproduction model applied to cross-section data. Results indicate that technical efficiencyof production in the sample...

Organic farming is one of the methods that increases the value added of agricultural products in a sustainable way. This paper examines how the adoption of organic farming has impacted the technical efficiency of Palestinian olive-growing farms in the West Bank. Using cross-sectional data of...

Population growth and rising affluence increase the demand for agricultural commodities. Associated growth in production increases dependency on natural resources in countries that attempt to meet part or all the new demand locally. This study assesses the impact of changing meat and milk...