In this article we perform production efficiency analysis for the 40 countries with largest value added by agricultural sector in 2005. Under the assumption of a nonparametric frontier and production observations satisfying a statistical model including both random and inefficiency errors, we estimate an agricultural production function using DEA measures of efficiency with output orientation a...

among investments in different sections of economy, investment in agriculture is great importance. in addition to increasing production and job opportunities in agriculture, investment in this section will help to increase these in other sections as well, due to back and front relations with other economic activities. due to the fact that investment does not yield rapidly, and it takes some tim...

This study examines the impact of agro tourism development on increasing value added agricultural products, and farmers income level. The was conducted using survey interviews with related parties field observation. encourages community to process improve farm non- management. results showed that processing management non-farm activities provides significant increase household income. It is rec...

The objective of this study is to model and estimate the effect of financial services in the agricultural sector of Iran on the value added of this sector. Moreover, since as of 1984, the Interest Free Banking law was implemented, the effect of this change on the value added of the sector will be studied as the second objective. The model of the study consists of three tions. The volume of real...