Estimated production function and productivity of the olive production in zanjan (tarom city case study)

Subject Areas : Applied Economics

Yadollah rajaei ¹ , Shaghayegh Ketabian ²

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Received: 2015-07-31 Accepted : 2015-07-31 Published : 2014-07-23

Keywords: : Estimation of Production Fu, Productivity, Factors of Production, Crop Olive, OLS,

Abstract :

Productivity has been an issue since the beginning of human history and all the economic and political systems to improve lives and build a more prosperous community has also been problamtic. Therefore, today productivity is the most effective way to achieve economic growth, given the scarcity of resources. Therefore, in the field of economic research and analysis to determine the optimal allocation of factors of production and productivity in the different, sectors of agriculture seems necessary. Since local conditions and geography of each region is different so the most important regional research is for increased production and removal of area farmersۥۥ problems. This Study is aimed to assess the TPF Olive crop Tarom city, on 181 samples taken. Statistics and information Needed, the Cross-sectional data from the 2011 crop year by a two-tage cluster sampling method by completing the questionnaire and interview with Tarom farmers were collected. After the required information, by ordinary least squares method to estimate the production function olives was with two Cobb-Douglas and transcendental functions. According to Model selection criteria, the Cobb- Douglas was selected, followed by using the production function selected, Partial productivity measured and examined. The results of this study showed that, average productivity of Bearer, fertilized trees input, work force, water, machinery, Poison positive. Also, marginal productivity of Machinery are negative, Poison and Bearer, work force and water are positive. JEL Classification: C14, C31, D24