| By: |
Mehrjerdi, Mahla Zare;
Mark, Tyler |
| Abstract: |
Production resources are limited, world’s population is growing. One way to
increase the production is to increase the area under cultivation, but this
solution is not possible in all situations. Besides, increasing the
cultivation area does not guarantee an increase in production. Another way is
to increase the production is using more advanced machinery and production
techniques. Wheat is the most strategic agricultural product in Iran. It forms
the significant portion of Iranian diet. Policymakers have always been
interested in new methods that can make the country independent of importing
wheat. T reach this goal, it is essential to evaluate the productivity of
wheat production. Using data from surveys done by Agriculture ministry of
Iran, this study estimates the productivity of wheat production using a
Cobb-Douglas production function in Tehran. The proposed method to estimate
the productivity is Stochastic Frontier Production Function Model. The result
suggests Farm size shows the highest marginal rate of productivity. |
| Keywords: |
Agricultural and Food Policy, Production Economics, Productivity Analysis |
| Date: |
2018–01–18 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:saea18:266774&r=cwa |