Investigating the Technical Efficiency of SME Firms in Kohgilooyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province(Dairy Firms, Broiler Firms and Fishery)

Subject Areas : Agricultural Economics Research

A. A. Karami ¹ (استادیار گروه مدیریت توسعه روستایی دانشگاه یاسوج)
S. F. Eftekhari ² (دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد گروه مدیریت توسعه روستایی دانشگاه یاسوج)
A. Abdeshahi ³ (استادیار گروه اقتصاد کشاورزی دانشگاه کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی رامین خوزستان)

Received: 2015-12-16 Accepted : 2015-12-16 Published : 2012-12-21

Keywords: Efficiency, Data Envelopment Analysis, broiler, Dairy Firms and Fishery,

Abstract :

In this study the efficiency of 44 units of fishery, broiler farm and dairy farm was measured in the year of 2009 using Data Envelop Analysis. The efficiency of each firm was calculated based on the outputs of production units such as employment and income. The results indicated that the propriety of efficiency was in the first, second and third in the towns of Gachsarsn and Dena, Bahmaei, and Kogilooyeh respectively. In fishery, the town of Dena was in the first rank, in broiler farms the town of Bahmaei was in the first, Boyer Ahmad was in in the second, Gachsaran in the third and Dena and kohgilooyeh were in the fourth and fifth respectively. The Average of efficiency in all production units was 85%. According to low necessary capital for a job opportunity and suitable condition of Province in fishery, investing in this activity is recommended.  

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