Measuring agricultural sustainability in terms of efficiency: The case of Dutch sugar beet growers

T. J. De Koeijer; G. A A Wossink; P. C. Struik; J. A. Renkema

doi:10.1006/jema.2002.0578

Measuring agricultural sustainability in terms of efficiency: The case of Dutch sugar beet growers

T. J. De Koeijer, G. A A Wossink, P. C. Struik, J. A. Renkema

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Sustainability embraces socio-economic and bio-ecological dimensions or attributes. This paper presents a conceptual framework for quantifying sustainability on the basis of efficiency theory commonly used in economics. The conceptual model is implemented using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Sustainability is measured for a sample of Dutch sugar beet growers. The average technical efficiency was only 50%. A positive correlation was found between technical efficiency and sustainable efficiency. Differences in efficiency among farmers were persistent within and between years. We conclude that there is considerable scope for improving the sustainability of arable farming by better management. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9-17
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Environmental Management
Volume	66
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/jema.2002.0578
Publication status	Published - Sept 2002

Keywords

Data envelopment analysis
Economic efficiency
Environmental efficiency
Profit efficiency
Sustainability
Technical efficiency

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