Efficiency Analysis as a Tool for Revealing Best Practices and Innovations: The Case of the Sheep Meat Sector in Europe

The slow adoption of innovations is a key challenge that the European sheep sector faces for its sustainability. The future of the sector lies on the adoption of best practices, modern technologies and innovations that can improve its resilience and mitigate its dependence on public support. In this...

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Autores principales:	Alexandros Theodoridis, Sotiria Vouraki, Emmanuel Morin, Leticia Riaguas Rupérez, Carol Davis, Georgios Arsenos
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	sheep farms efficiency best practices innovations economic performance Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:af79214582dd44089278f972825d9d912021-11-25T16:19:46ZEfficiency Analysis as a Tool for Revealing Best Practices and Innovations: The Case of the Sheep Meat Sector in Europe10.3390/ani111132422076-2615https://doaj.org/article/af79214582dd44089278f972825d9d912021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/11/3242https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615The slow adoption of innovations is a key challenge that the European sheep sector faces for its sustainability. The future of the sector lies on the adoption of best practices, modern technologies and innovations that can improve its resilience and mitigate its dependence on public support. In this study, the concept of technical efficiency was used to reveal the most efficient sheep meat farms and to identify the best practices and farm innovations that could potentially be adopted by other farms of similar production systems. Data Envelopment Analysis was applied to farm accounting data from 458 sheep meat farms of intensive, semi-intensive and extensive systems from France, Spain and the UK, and the structural and economic characteristics of the most efficient farms were analyzed. These best farmers were indicated through a survey, which was conducted within the Innovation for Sustainable Sheep and Goat Production in the Europe (iSAGE) Horizon 2020 project, the management and production practices and innovations that improve their economic performance and make them better than their peers.Alexandros TheodoridisSotiria VourakiEmmanuel MorinLeticia Riaguas RupérezCarol DavisGeorgios ArsenosMDPI AGarticlesheep farmsefficiencybest practicesinnovationseconomic performanceVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ZoologyQL1-991ENAnimals, Vol 11, Iss 3242, p 3242 (2021)
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spellingShingle	sheep farms efficiency best practices innovations economic performance Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 Alexandros Theodoridis Sotiria Vouraki Emmanuel Morin Leticia Riaguas Rupérez Carol Davis Georgios Arsenos Efficiency Analysis as a Tool for Revealing Best Practices and Innovations: The Case of the Sheep Meat Sector in Europe
description	The slow adoption of innovations is a key challenge that the European sheep sector faces for its sustainability. The future of the sector lies on the adoption of best practices, modern technologies and innovations that can improve its resilience and mitigate its dependence on public support. In this study, the concept of technical efficiency was used to reveal the most efficient sheep meat farms and to identify the best practices and farm innovations that could potentially be adopted by other farms of similar production systems. Data Envelopment Analysis was applied to farm accounting data from 458 sheep meat farms of intensive, semi-intensive and extensive systems from France, Spain and the UK, and the structural and economic characteristics of the most efficient farms were analyzed. These best farmers were indicated through a survey, which was conducted within the Innovation for Sustainable Sheep and Goat Production in the Europe (iSAGE) Horizon 2020 project, the management and production practices and innovations that improve their economic performance and make them better than their peers.
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author	Alexandros Theodoridis Sotiria Vouraki Emmanuel Morin Leticia Riaguas Rupérez Carol Davis Georgios Arsenos
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title	Efficiency Analysis as a Tool for Revealing Best Practices and Innovations: The Case of the Sheep Meat Sector in Europe
title_short	Efficiency Analysis as a Tool for Revealing Best Practices and Innovations: The Case of the Sheep Meat Sector in Europe
title_full	Efficiency Analysis as a Tool for Revealing Best Practices and Innovations: The Case of the Sheep Meat Sector in Europe
title_fullStr	Efficiency Analysis as a Tool for Revealing Best Practices and Innovations: The Case of the Sheep Meat Sector in Europe
title_full_unstemmed	Efficiency Analysis as a Tool for Revealing Best Practices and Innovations: The Case of the Sheep Meat Sector in Europe
title_sort	efficiency analysis as a tool for revealing best practices and innovations: the case of the sheep meat sector in europe
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Efficiency Analysis as a Tool for Revealing Best Practices and Innovations: The Case of the Sheep Meat Sector in Europe

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