In this paper, we identify the effect of rural extension on the productive performance of Brazilian agricultural establishments, using technical efficiency as a measure of farm performance. The data used is drawn from the microdata of the 2006 Agricultural Census, accessed directly from the IBGE secrecy room. For this, we use an approach that combines the stochastic production frontier, considering selection bias in the adoption of rural extension (Heckman’s approach) and entropy balancing. We find that rural extension increases efficiency in the use of the productive inputs, with more technical efficiency found among adopting producers than non-adopters. When considering the differences according to farm size, an even greater effect is observed for larger producers. In addition, public rural extension generates higher technical efficiency scores than those obtained by privately-operated establishments.
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Rural extension and technical efficiency in the Brazilian agricultural sector
Carlos Otavio de Freitas Related information
*Corresponding author: carlos. freitas87@gmail. com; carlosfreitas87@ufrrj. br
aProfessor, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Department of Administrative Sciences, BR-465, Kilometer 07, Zona Rural, Seropédica – Rio de Janeiro, 23890-000, Brazil.
, Felipe de Figueiredo Silva Related informationaProfessor, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Department of Administrative Sciences, BR-465, Kilometer 07, Zona Rural, Seropédica – Rio de Janeiro, 23890-000, Brazil.
bAssistant Professor, Clemson University, Department of Agricultural Sciences, 235 McAdams Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, USA.
, Marcelo Jose Braga Related informationcProfessor, Federal University of Viçosa, Department of Agricultural Economics, Edson Potsch Magalhães Building – Purdue St, Campus Universitário, Viçosa, 36570-900, Brazil.
, Mateus de Carvalho Reis Neves Related informationcProfessor, Federal University of Viçosa, Department of Agricultural Economics, Edson Potsch Magalhães Building – Purdue St, Campus Universitário, Viçosa, 36570-900, Brazil.
International Food and Agribusiness Management Review: 24
(2)- Pages: 215 - 232
Published Online: January 04, 2021
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