Agricultural productivity in Paraguay: stochastic frontier estimation using rural household data
This paper investigates the micro determinants of agricultural productivity at a farm level in Paraguay, using the Permanent Household Survey (EPHC) from 2017 to 2019. We estimate an agricultural production function where the main determinants of output are land, machinery, labor, and purchased vari...
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| author | Lema, Rolando Daniel Gatti, Nicolas |
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| description | This paper investigates the micro determinants of agricultural productivity at a farm level in Paraguay, using the Permanent Household Survey (EPHC) from 2017 to 2019. We estimate an agricultural production function where the main determinants of output are land, machinery, labor, and purchased variable inputs using Cobb-Douglas and a Translog production frontier. Econometric results show that the most productive areas such as Paraguari, Guaira, Caaguazu, and Caazapa from Southeastern Paraguay are the most efficient. These areas have more infrastructure and have traditionally been the main agricultural areas. We also see that Western Paraguay, predominantly devoted to livestock, is less efficient. More efficient farmers have observed a slowdown in the growth rate of Technical Efficiency (TE) relative to districts such as Ñembucu, Itapúa, or Alto Paraná. While the latter areas had lower TE, Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth is higher than in the main production areas. The difference between regions is probably due to places that lagged previously and received most of the investments in the last years. From a policy perspective, Paraguay can obtain productivity improvements from the intensification of agriculture rather than incorporating new lands. Considering regional specialization in agriculture and livestock, public and private investment should boost farmers' comparative advantage by region. |
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| spelling | INTA237492025-09-10T11:08:42Z Agricultural productivity in Paraguay: stochastic frontier estimation using rural household data Lema, Rolando Daniel Gatti, Nicolas Productivity Economics Stochastic Models Agriculture Productividad Economía Paraguay Modelos Estocásticos Agricultura Stochastic Frontier Approach Stochastic Frontier Analysis Fronteras Estocásticas This paper investigates the micro determinants of agricultural productivity at a farm level in Paraguay, using the Permanent Household Survey (EPHC) from 2017 to 2019. We estimate an agricultural production function where the main determinants of output are land, machinery, labor, and purchased variable inputs using Cobb-Douglas and a Translog production frontier. Econometric results show that the most productive areas such as Paraguari, Guaira, Caaguazu, and Caazapa from Southeastern Paraguay are the most efficient. These areas have more infrastructure and have traditionally been the main agricultural areas. We also see that Western Paraguay, predominantly devoted to livestock, is less efficient. More efficient farmers have observed a slowdown in the growth rate of Technical Efficiency (TE) relative to districts such as Ñembucu, Itapúa, or Alto Paraná. While the latter areas had lower TE, Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth is higher than in the main production areas. The difference between regions is probably due to places that lagged previously and received most of the investments in the last years. From a policy perspective, Paraguay can obtain productivity improvements from the intensification of agriculture rather than incorporating new lands. Considering regional specialization in agriculture and livestock, public and private investment should boost farmers' comparative advantage by region. Centro de Investigación en Economía y Prospectiva, INTA Fil: Lema, Rolando Daniel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Centro de Investigación en Economía y Prospectiva (CIEP); Argentina Fil: Gatti, Nicolás. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Centro de Investigación en Economía y Prospectiva (CIEP); Argentina 2025-09-10T11:04:43Z 2025-09-10T11:04:43Z 2021-11 info:ar-repo/semantics/documento de conferencia info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23749 https://aaep.org.ar/works/works2021b/4485.pdf Lema, D. & Gatti, N. (17-19 agosto 2021). Agricultural productivity in Paraguay: stochastic frontier estimation using rural household data. LVI Reunión Anual de la Asociación Argentina de Economía Política (AAEP), Buenos Aires, Argentina. eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Paraguay .......... (nation)(World, South America) 1000055 start=2017; end=2019 Asociación Argentina de Economía Política (AAEP) LVI Reunión Anual de la Asociación Argentina de Economía Política (AAEP), 17-19 agosto 2021. Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| spellingShingle | Productivity Economics Stochastic Models Agriculture Productividad Economía Paraguay Modelos Estocásticos Agricultura Stochastic Frontier Approach Stochastic Frontier Analysis Fronteras Estocásticas Lema, Rolando Daniel Gatti, Nicolas Agricultural productivity in Paraguay: stochastic frontier estimation using rural household data |
| title | Agricultural productivity in Paraguay: stochastic frontier estimation using rural household data |
| title_full | Agricultural productivity in Paraguay: stochastic frontier estimation using rural household data |
| title_fullStr | Agricultural productivity in Paraguay: stochastic frontier estimation using rural household data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agricultural productivity in Paraguay: stochastic frontier estimation using rural household data |
| title_short | Agricultural productivity in Paraguay: stochastic frontier estimation using rural household data |
| title_sort | agricultural productivity in paraguay stochastic frontier estimation using rural household data |
| topic | Productivity Economics Stochastic Models Agriculture Productividad Economía Paraguay Modelos Estocásticos Agricultura Stochastic Frontier Approach Stochastic Frontier Analysis Fronteras Estocásticas |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/23749 https://aaep.org.ar/works/works2021b/4485.pdf |
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