eroğlu, nevra alhas samsun regional office of turkish statistical institute, Samsun, Turkey , bozoğlu, mehmet ondokuz mayıs üniversitesi - faculty of agriculture - department of agricultural economics, Samsun, Turkey

Impacts of the support policies on agricultural efficiency and total factor productivity in Turkey

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Productive and efficient use of the production factors in the agricultural sector is very essential in order to meet the food demand of increasing population, to raise life standards of farmers and to realize agricultural development. The aim of this research is to explore the effects of support policies on the efficiency and the total factor productivity (TFP) of Turkish agriculture during the period of 1980 - 2009. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Malmquist Index were used to analyze the efficiency of resource utilization and TFP. After the period of 2000 in which the support policies mainly compatible with market mechanism, the resources were used more efficient than the previous period. Although TFP of agricultural sector in 2000’s decreased by 3.6 % compared to 1980’s, it increased by 27 % with respect to 1990’s and the increase in productivity was entirely arised from the technological change. In order to enhance the technical efficiency and TFP in the agricultural sector, it is necessary to adapt new technologies which are accompanied by improving the competition conditions in the agricultural markets.

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Agricultural support. policy. Data envelopment. analysis. Malmquist index. Total factor. productivity. Turkey

Anadolu Journal Of Agricultural Sciences

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