The impact of agricultural cooperatives on efficiency and productivity: Evidence from olive-growing farms in West Bank of Palestine
The impact of agricultural cooperatives on efficiency and productivity: Evidence from olive-growing farms in West Bank of Palestine
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10.30682/nm2003b
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2020-09-01
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Kashiwagi, Kenichi
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作者：
Kashiwagi, Kenichi
农民的集体行动，包括发展合作社，被认为是克服生产力低下的解决办法之一。本研究探讨了农业合作社对约旦河西岸橄榄种植园技术效率和全要素生产率的影响。利用杰宁省橄榄种植场的横截面数据，我们估计了一个含有无效成分的随机前沿生产函数。采用残差法估算全要素生产率。我们使用倾向分数匹配来减少成为合作社成员时的自我选择偏见。结果表明，合作社成员对TE和TFP有正向影响，加入合作社会使TE提高10.16-10.52个百分点。我们解释说，获得信贷、土地和生产性橄榄苗，以及合作社提供的推广服务是影响TE和TFP的可能途径。由于杰宁的橄榄农场存在严重的低效率和低土地生产率，我们认为参与合作社是他们赶上地中海地区高产农场的有效战略。
Collective action by farmers including the development of cooperatives is regarded as one of solutions to overcome low productivity. This study investigates the impact of agricultural cooperative on technical efficiency (TE) and total factor productivity (TFP) of olive farms in the West Bank of Palestine. Using cross-section data of olive-growing farms in Jenin Governorate, we estimated a stochastic frontier production function with inefficiency components. TFP was also estimated by residual approach. We employed propensity score matching to reduce self-selection bias in becoming a member of the cooperative. Results suggest that cooperative membership has a positive impact on TE and TFP, as joining a cooperative raises the TE by 10.16 to 10.52 percentage points. We interpret access to credits, land and productive olive seedlings, and extension services provided by cooperatives are possible pathways that affect TE and TFP. Due to the existence of huge inefficiency and low land productivity of olive farms in Jenin, we imply participation in cooperatives is an effective strategy for them to catch up with productive farms in the Mediterranean region.