Efficiency of Vegetables Produced in Glasshouses: The Impact of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Land Management Decision Making
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Acreage/Holding (Ha) | (%) of Holdings | Acreage Covered (Ha) |
---|---|---|
<0.1 | 16.3 | 486.8 |
0.1–0.2 | 53.5 | 1597.9 |
0.21–0.3 | 21.0 | 627.2 |
>0.3 | 9.2 | 274.8 |
Acreage/Holding (Ha) | (%) of Holdings | Acreage Covered (Ha) |
---|---|---|
<0.1 | 16.3 | 2.77 |
0.1–0.2 | 53.5 | 9.10 |
0.21–0.3 | 21.0 | 3.57 |
>0.3 | 9.2 | 1.56 |
Area (Ha) | Crop Protection (€) | Fertilizers (€) | Labor (Hrs/year) | Energy (€) | Plants (€) | Other Costs (€) | Turnover (€) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 0.173 | 751.27 | 1278.36 | 2595.19 | 756.38 | 973.31 | 1070.25 | 14,108.89 |
SD | 0.117 | 680.05 | 1277.16 | 2395.75 | 1650.04 | 736.61 | 1030.17 | 9164.96 |
MIN | 0.025 | 75.00 | 160.00 | 619.00 | 12.00 | 214.00 | 83.88 | 2459.42 |
MAX | 0.6 | 2823.50 | 7052.36 | 12,577.00 | 7449.00 | 3240.00 | 6160.00 | 41,669.54 |
Decision Making Units (DMUs) | |
---|---|
Mean | 0.87 |
SD | 0.20 |
MIN | 0.32 |
MAX | 1.00 |
DEA Score Range | Number. of Holdings |
---|---|
>0.9 | 53 |
0.8–0.9 | 6 |
0.7–0.79 | 3 |
0.6–0.69 | 8 |
0.5–0.59 | 11 |
0.4–0.49 | 3 |
0.3–0.39 | 14 |
Cucumber | Eggplant | Pepper | Tomato | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | 0.86 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 0.70 |
SD | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.22 |
MIN | 0.42 | 0.98 | 0.59 | 0.32 |
MAX | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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Bournaris, T.; Vlontzos, G.; Moulogianni, C. Efficiency of Vegetables Produced in Glasshouses: The Impact of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Land Management Decision Making. Land 2019, 8, 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/land8010017
Bournaris T, Vlontzos G, Moulogianni C. Efficiency of Vegetables Produced in Glasshouses: The Impact of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Land Management Decision Making. Land. 2019; 8(1):17. https://doi.org/10.3390/land8010017
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APA StyleBournaris, T., Vlontzos, G., & Moulogianni, C. (2019). Efficiency of Vegetables Produced in Glasshouses: The Impact of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Land Management Decision Making. Land, 8(1), 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/land8010017