Treating undesirable outputs in DEA: A critical review

G Halkos, KN Petrou - Economic Analysis and Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
The treatment of undesirable outputs in Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has received
great research attention recently. As such and as are presented in this work, there are four …

Carbon emission efficiency of thermal power generation in China: Empirical evidence from the micro-perspective of power plants

T Fang, D Fang, B Yu - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
The power industry is the key to achieving the carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals. It is
of great theoretical and practical significance to investigate the carbon emission efficiency …

Transitioning from monoculture to mixed crop** systems: The case of coffee, pepper, and fruit trees in Vietnam

R Clément, D Tuan, V Cuong, B Le Van… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Central Highlands of Vietnam, coffee (Coffea canephora) and pepper (Peper
nigrum) farmers have started transitioning from monoculture to mix crop** systems. To …

Land consolidation, rice production, and agricultural transformation: Evidence from household panel data for Vietnam

MH Do, TT Nguyen, U Grote - Economic Analysis and Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Land consolidation is important to increase the economies of scale in farming, and
understanding its determinants and effects is useful for policy-makers to support rural …

Eco-efficiency analysis of sustainability-certified coffee production in Vietnam

TQ Ho, VN Hoang, C Wilson, TT Nguyen - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a belief that sustainability-certified coffee production helps increase economic
benefits to farmers and reduces negative environmental impacts. However, the international …

Smallholders' preferences for different contract farming models: Empirical evidence from sustainable certified coffee production in Vietnam

N Hung Anh, W Bokelmann, N Thi Thuan, D Thi Nga… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Contract farming is considered as institutional arrangements that manage the coordination
of production and distribution between smallholder farmers and agro-industrial firms. Under …

Migration, crop production and non-farm labor diversification in rural Vietnam

DL Nguyen, U Grote, TT Nguyen - Economic Analysis and Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
This article examines the impacts of migration with and without remittances on crop
productivity growth, crop diversification, and non-farm labor diversification of rural …

[HTML][HTML] Smallholder coffee in the global economy—A framework to explore transformation alternatives of traditional agroforestry for greater economic, ecological, and …

P Siles, CR Cerdán, C Staver - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sixty percent of global coffee is produced from farms of less than 5 hectares. Studies show
that returns from such farms do not generate a living income for producers or workers …

Female leadership, internet use, and performance of agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam

TT Nguyen, MH Do, DB Rahut… - Annals of Public and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Supporting agricultural cooperatives might contribute to the livelihood improvement of many
small‐scale farmers in develo** countries. This research examines the factors affecting …

Cropland rental market and farm technical efficiency in rural Vietnam

HT Huy, TT Nguyen - Land use policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Increasing farm technical efficiency in develo** countries is essential to raise farm
productivity, and cropland rental market is theoretically expected to contribute to farm …