This research aims at shedding empirical light on the relative efficiency of small-scale maize producers in Romania … estimated due to the imposition of curvature correctness and the effects on the individual efficiency estimates are shown. The … empirical results show a relative high technical efficiency of the small-scale farmers but relatively poor scores on systematic …

using a case study on small scale maize farmers in Romania. The underlying modelling assumption is that farmers in …This study tackles the decomposition of efficiency with respect to agricultural production in transition economies by …

both approaches showthere is substantial technical, allocative and cost inefficiency in maize production and thatanalysis … of technical, allocative and cost efficiency with respect to technological innovationand other policy factors are robust …. Our results show that policies aimed at maize technologydevelopment and their timely dissemination, improvement in …

development. The study evaluates impact of technological innovations on estimates of technical, allocative and cost efficiency … from both approaches show there is substantial technical, allocative and cost inefficiency in maize production and that … analysis of technical, allocative and cost efficiency with respect to technological innovation and other policy factors are …

. In this paper, we estimate the joint impact of improved maize seeds on productivity and efficiency using panel data from …Productivity and efficiency are key performance indicators of improved seeds. Efficiency differences explain part of … the variation in productivity. Improved seeds may affect efficiency because farmers often do not apply inputs at optimum …

agrofitotechnical peculiarities. In the current context, due to the significant quantities of maize it produces, Romania plays an … major supplier of raw materials for the manufacturing and export industries. Maize (Zea mays L.) is the most important crop … in Romania as harvested area. Its expansion is due both to the particularities of food culture, food, and …

Romania in the global trade of maize and wheat in the period 2017-2021. For this purpose, exports and imports of maize and … exporters. The quantities and values recorded for the imports of maize and wheat indicated that Romania was not in the top …Benefiting from pedoclimatic conditions favorable to grain cultivation, Romania was an important player in …