The efficiency of water buffalo farms in semi-intensive feeding system: A case study from Balıkesir, Türkiye

Year 2023, Volume: 60 Issue: 2 - Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University Volume: 60 Issue: 2, 205 - 219, 05.07.2023

Hakan Adanacıoğlu , Gamze Saner , Sait Engindeniz , Duran Güler , Zekiye Şengül

https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1247238

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether or not the buffalo farms in the semi-intensive system are operating at an effective level.
Material and Methods: The data were obtained from face-to-face interviews with 102 buffalo breeders in Balıkesir province. Data Envelopment Analysis was used to determine the technical efficiency of the buffalo farms, and Tobit regression model was used to determine the factors affecting the technical efficiency.
Results: The results reveal that the buffalo farms don’t work effectively in terms of both pure technical efficiency (VRSTE: 0.668) and scale efficiency (SE: 0.687). According to pure technical efficiency scores, 23.53% of buffalo farms operate at full efficiency level. 90% of the buffalo farms that implement the semi-intensive system operate at a decreasing return to scale. This condition shows that the farms exceed the optimal size limits.
Conclusion: The technical efficiency of buffalo farms may vary depending on various factors in the countries that apply semi-intensive feeding systems in buffalo farms.

Keywords

Anatolian buffalo, semi-intensive system, technical efficiency, Water buffalo farms, Türkiye

Supporting Institution

Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit

Project Number

2015-ZRF-048

Thanks

Funding for this research was provided by the Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit under grant number 2015-ZRF-048. The authors thank Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit for its financial support.

Yarı entansif besleme sisteminde manda işletmelerinin etkinliği: Balıkesir, Türkiye’de bir örnek olay

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın temel amacı yarı entansif sistemde faaliyet gösteren manda işletmelerinin etkin düzeyde çalışıp çalışmadığını belirlemektir.
Materyal ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmanın verileri Balıkesir ilindeki 102 manda yetiştiricisi ile yüz yüze gerçekleştirilen görüşmelerden elde edilmiştir. İncelenen manda işletmelerinin teknik etkinliğini belirlemek amacıyla Veri Zarflama Analizi (VZA), manda işletmelerinin teknik etkinliğini etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla da Tobit regresyon modeli kullanılmıştır.
Araştırma Bulguları: Elde edilen bulgular hem saf teknik etkinlik (VRSTE: 0.668) hem de ölçek etkinliği (SE: 0.687) açısından manda işletmelerinin etkin düzeyde çalışmadığını ortaya koymaktadır. Saf teknik etkinlik skorlarına göre, manda işletmelerinin %23.53’ü tam etkinlik düzeyinde çalışmaktadır. Yarı entansif sistemi uygulayan manda işletmelerinin yaklaşık %90’ının ölçeğe göre azalan getiride çalışıyor olması bu işletmelerin optimal büyüklük sınırlarını aştığını göstermektedir.
Sonuç: Bu çalışmadaki bulgular, manda yetiştiriciliğinde yarı entansif besleme sistemi uygulayan ülkelerde manda işletmelerinin teknik etkinliğinin çeşitli faktörlere bağlı olarak değişebileceğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

Anadolu mandası, yarı entansif sistem, teknik etkinlik, Türkiye, manda çiftlikleri

Project Number

2015-ZRF-048

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