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Is the technical efficiency green? The environmental efficiency of agricultural production in the MENA region

There is widespread recognition of the global environmental impact of agricultural production on greenhouse gas emissions, but evidence is sparse regarding the impact in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This study treats agricultural emissions as an undesirable output from agricultural production and apply the directional distance function to measure environmentally-adjusted technical efficiency in six countries in the MENA region during the period 1980–2016.

date:  08/12/2022

Keywords: MENA region, agriculture, agricultural production, environmental efficiency, technical efficiency

Publisher: Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 327
Publication date: Dec 2022
Language: EN

Scientific article

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