Differences between the productivities of organic and conventional dairy farms in Denmark
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Differences between the productivities of organic and conventional dairy farms in Denmark. / Aigner, Lorenz ; Asmild, Mette.
In: Q Open, Vol. 1, No. 1, qoaa010, 2021.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Differences between the productivities of organic and conventional dairy farms in Denmark
AU - Aigner, Lorenz
AU - Asmild, Mette
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The study compares the productivity change over time of organic and conventional dairy farms in Denmark between 2011 and 2018 using data envelopment analysis, and aims to identify which technologyis superior. Productivity changes and the differences between organic and conventional frontiers in each year for observations from each group are calculated for each technology separately using the Malmquist Productivity Index and its components. Then, a recently developed permutation test is usedto analyse the statistical significance of the results. The analysis identifies volatility in the (economic) production possibilities, which is likely related to changes in milk prices caused by geopolitical events, which the conventional technology seems to be more susceptible to. Furthermore, the organic technology on average became superior for conventional farms in 2015. Farm level analysis identifies characteristics of the input–output mix of the farms, indicating whether a farm could benefit from conversion to the other technology.
AB - The study compares the productivity change over time of organic and conventional dairy farms in Denmark between 2011 and 2018 using data envelopment analysis, and aims to identify which technologyis superior. Productivity changes and the differences between organic and conventional frontiers in each year for observations from each group are calculated for each technology separately using the Malmquist Productivity Index and its components. Then, a recently developed permutation test is usedto analyse the statistical significance of the results. The analysis identifies volatility in the (economic) production possibilities, which is likely related to changes in milk prices caused by geopolitical events, which the conventional technology seems to be more susceptible to. Furthermore, the organic technology on average became superior for conventional farms in 2015. Farm level analysis identifies characteristics of the input–output mix of the farms, indicating whether a farm could benefit from conversion to the other technology.
U2 - 10.1093/qopen/qoaa010
DO - 10.1093/qopen/qoaa010
M3 - Journal article
VL - 1
JO - Q Open
JF - Q Open
IS - 1
M1 - qoaa010
ER -
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