Measuring economic efficiency of selected crops produced in coastal Aegean basin of Turkey

WOS: 000322130700001This study explored technical, allocative and economic efficiency measures of crop farms in the Aegean Coastal Basin of Turkey by using Data Envelopment Analysis. The average efficiency scores of cotton, wheat, maize and silage farms exposed the existence of inefficiencies in the production of these crops in the basin. Data on economic efficiency indicated that the farms could potentially decrease their costs of crop production between 20.04% and 32.36% on average and still grow the same amount of crops.Scientific and Technical Research Council of TurkeyTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [109O512]This article is based on a research project (#109O512) funded by The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey. We extend our thanks to the Council for providing the research grant. We are also grateful for the cooperation of the farmers who participated in the study