The effect of land fragmentation on the technical inefficiency of dairy farms

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dc.contributor.authorBradfield, Tracyen
dc.contributor.authorButler, Roberten
dc.contributor.authorDillon, Emmaen
dc.contributor.authorHennessy, Thiaen
dc.contributor.authorKilgarriff, Paulen
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-28T14:34:20Z
dc.date.available2024-06-28T14:34:20Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-14en
dc.description.abstractExploiting the link between land identification and farm accountancy data, we use a uniquely detailed database to conduct a robust analysis of land fragmentation and its effect on technical inefficiency on dairy farms in Ireland. Using a stochastic production frontier model, our results show that the number of parcels, the average distance between parcels and the main farm, and the portion of land separate from the main farm all increase technical inefficiency. Such inefficiency can be reduced through increased parcel area, reduced travel distances, advisory services contact, intensive practices and hired labour. Our findings support the need for policy to improve land and labour mobility, providing evidence to support incentives to promote the transfer and long-term leasing of agricultural land.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationBradfield, T., Butler, R., Dillon, E., Hennessy, T. and Kilgarriff, P. (2021) ‘The effect of land fragmentation on the technical inefficiency of dairy farms’, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 72(2), pp. 486–499. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12413en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12413en
dc.identifier.endpage499en
dc.identifier.issn0021-857Xen
dc.identifier.issn1477-9552en
dc.identifier.issued2en
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Agricultural Economicsen
dc.identifier.startpage486en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/16040
dc.identifier.volume72en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Agricultural Economicsen
dc.rights© 2020 The Agricultural Economics Society. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Bradfield, T., Butler, R., Dillon, E., Hennessy, T. and Kilgarriff, P. (2021), The Effect of Land Fragmentation on the Technical Inefficiency of Dairy Farms. J Agric Econ, 72: 486-499, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12413. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.en
dc.subjectAgricultural policyen
dc.subjectDairyen
dc.subjectLand fragmentationen
dc.subjectTechnical efficiencyen
dc.titleThe effect of land fragmentation on the technical inefficiency of dairy farmsen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
oaire.citation.issue2en
oaire.citation.volume72en
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