Eco-Efficiency Assessment of Farming Activity in China

Abstract:

This paper estimates the eco-efficiency of farming activity at a provincial scale in China based on Data Envelopment Analysis model. The results show that provinces in central area presented relatively lower eco-efficiency, the western provinces are higher eco-efficient, while provinces in eastern provinces are low or high eco-efficiency. It also indicates that provinces with higher crop production usually have lower eco-efficiency, which proves that Chinese crop production deeply depends on resource input.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 361-363)
• Pages: 1776-1779
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.361-363.1776
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: Cui Yun Cheng, Jing Ming Ren, Ru Song Wang, Feng Liu
• Keywords: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), Eco-Efficiency, Farming Activity

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