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Disaggregate Productivity Growth in Livestock Production: A Directional Malmquist Index Approach

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  • Ludena, Carlos E.
  • Hertel, Thomas W.
  • Preckel, Paul V.
  • Foster, Kenneth A.
  • Nin Pratt, Alejandro

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Limited data on the allocation of inputs to different activities has limited agricultural economists' attempts to measure sub-sector productivity growth in agriculture. However, recent developments have enabled us to estimate total factor productivity (TFP) growth for crops and livestock accounting for input-output allocation. This paper extends previous work on TFP measurement for livestock into ruminants and non-ruminant productivity measurement, given the differences in productivity growth rates among these species. The results show that the non-ruminant sector is more dynamic than the ruminant sector, driving most of the productivity growth within the livestock sector. Given the rapid rates of productivity growth observed recently, non-ruminant productivity in developing countries may soon be converging to the productivity levels of developed countries.

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  • Ludena, Carlos E. & Hertel, Thomas W. & Preckel, Paul V. & Foster, Kenneth A. & Nin Pratt, Alejandro, 2005. "Disaggregate Productivity Growth in Livestock Production: A Directional Malmquist Index Approach," 2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI 19395, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea05:19395
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.19395
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