Evaluation of Technical and Environmental Efficiency of Chemical Input in Agricultural Production in China

Author

Wang Huashu ; Hu Zhijun

Author_Institution

Sch. of Manage., Guizhou Univ., Guiyang, China

fYear

2010

fDate

18-20 June 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper evaluated the technical and environmental efficiency of chemical fertilizer (TEEf) input in agricultural production by DEA (Data Envelope Analysis) model, based on two years cross-section data collected in 2002 and 2006 by Price Department of National Development and Reform Commission in China (NDRC). The TEEf of three kinds of crops including Japonica rice, rapeseed oil and wheat were examined empirically. The conclusion shows that the technical and environmental inefficiency of chemical fertilizer input in agricultural production exists in the three kinds of crops, and the average loss of TEEf is more than 2%. By ameliorating the production of crops and adjusting institutional environment, TEEf in agricultural production will be improved.

Keywords

agriculture; crops; data envelopment analysis; environmental factors; China; Japonica rice; agricultural production; chemical fertilizer; chemical input; crops production; data envelope analysis model; environmental efficiency; rapeseed oil; wheat; Agriculture; Chemical analysis; Chemical compounds; Chemical products; Chemical technology; Crops; Data envelopment analysis; Environmental factors; Fertilizers; Production;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE), 2010 4th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chengdu

ISSN

2151-7614

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4712-1

Electronic_ISBN

2151-7614

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICBBE.2010.5516508

Filename

5516508