›› 2018, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6): 1082-1088.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2018.06.27

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Study on technical efficiency of large-scale pig breeding in China

LENG Bibin1, JI Xueqiang1, ZENG Hao2, TU Guoping3, *   

  1. 1. College of Economics and Business Administration,Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Nanchang 330038, China;
    2. Business School,Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China;
    3. School of Management, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
  • Received:2017-10-05 Online:2018-06-20 Published:2018-07-02

Abstract: In the present study, the panel data and data development analysis (DEA) and non-parametric frontier model were applied to measure large-scale pig farming comprehensive technical efficiency in all regions of China within 2008-2015. The comprehensive technical efficiency was decomposed and decomposition efficiency was analyzed. The results showed that comprehensive technology efficiency in western China was the highest, and comprehensive technology efficiency in eastern and central China should be improved. The influence of pure technical efficiency was higher than that of scale efficiency. Comprehensive technical efficiency of large-scale pig farming revealed by using stochastic frontier approach (SFA) model was compared with technical efficiency revealed by DEA, and the common points of the two methods were obtained. Based on the study conclusions, according suggestions for improvement of large-scale pig breeding in China were put forward. The advantages of large-scale breeding should be full played and clean breeding technology should be introduced in western China, the development of pig breeding should be promoted in the direction of automation and information in eastern China, the position advantage should be played in the central China, and technology exchange platform should be established in the central and eastern regions, and the fast logistics channel should be built in the central and western regions.

Key words: pig, large-scale breeding, technical efficiency

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