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THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL INCOME ON THE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (A METAFRONTIER APPROACH)

Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 20 ISSUE 4
Written by Saeid HAJIHASSANIASL

The agricultural sector, especially in developing countries, is defined as one of the most important sectors in terms of wealth and market creation, foreign exchange return and economic growth, In this study, technical efficiency and technology gap ratios in the agricultural sectors of developing countries are discussed in four different income groups for 2017 in order to see the effect of country income on sector performance. In the study, input-oriented model is estimated with the assumption of variable return to scale using data envelopment analysis (DEA) with one output and three input variables. According to the results, while the production gap was 4% in high-income countries, this gap was 86.1% in low-income countries, and therefore, it was revealed that the per capita income of countries affected the technological gap ratios and technology that they use in the agricultural sector.

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