Do durum wheat producers benefit of vertical coordination?

Abstract This study aims at assessing if benefits, based on the economic performance of farms operating in an agro-food supply chain, are generated by a vertical coordination. A panel data (2008–2011) of durum wheat producers was used, namely the Italian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). Outcome...

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Main Authors: Felicetta Carillo, Francesco Caracciolo, Luigi Cembalo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Agricultural and Food Economics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40100-017-0088-7
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spelling doaj-09a3ff96c15742669bf7577fa7fd2b1f2020-11-24T23:56:42ZengSpringerOpenAgricultural and Food Economics2193-75322017-09-015111310.1186/s40100-017-0088-7Do durum wheat producers benefit of vertical coordination?Felicetta Carillo0Francesco Caracciolo1Luigi Cembalo2Research Centre for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Council for Agricultural Research and EconomicsDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, AgEcon and Policy Group, University of Naples Federico II PorticiDepartment of Agricultural Sciences, AgEcon and Policy Group, University of Naples Federico II PorticiAbstract This study aims at assessing if benefits, based on the economic performance of farms operating in an agro-food supply chain, are generated by a vertical coordination. A panel data (2008–2011) of durum wheat producers was used, namely the Italian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). Outcomes of coordinated and non-coordinated farms with equal farm and farmer characteristics were calculated through different economic performance measures. A propensity score-matching model was implemented to take account of the selection bias due to observed individual heterogeneity. The comparisons of average differences in farm economic performance indexes, including costs and profitability, show a coordination premium in competitiveness and profitability of Italian durum wheat farms.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40100-017-0088-7Vertical coordinationFarm economic efficiencyPropensity score matchingFADN
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author Felicetta Carillo
Francesco Caracciolo
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Francesco Caracciolo
Luigi Cembalo
Do durum wheat producers benefit of vertical coordination?
Agricultural and Food Economics
Vertical coordination
Farm economic efficiency
Propensity score matching
FADN
author_facet Felicetta Carillo
Francesco Caracciolo
Luigi Cembalo
author_sort Felicetta Carillo
title Do durum wheat producers benefit of vertical coordination?
title_short Do durum wheat producers benefit of vertical coordination?
title_full Do durum wheat producers benefit of vertical coordination?
title_fullStr Do durum wheat producers benefit of vertical coordination?
title_full_unstemmed Do durum wheat producers benefit of vertical coordination?
title_sort do durum wheat producers benefit of vertical coordination?
publisher SpringerOpen
series Agricultural and Food Economics
issn 2193-7532
publishDate 2017-09-01
description Abstract This study aims at assessing if benefits, based on the economic performance of farms operating in an agro-food supply chain, are generated by a vertical coordination. A panel data (2008–2011) of durum wheat producers was used, namely the Italian Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). Outcomes of coordinated and non-coordinated farms with equal farm and farmer characteristics were calculated through different economic performance measures. A propensity score-matching model was implemented to take account of the selection bias due to observed individual heterogeneity. The comparisons of average differences in farm economic performance indexes, including costs and profitability, show a coordination premium in competitiveness and profitability of Italian durum wheat farms.
topic Vertical coordination
Farm economic efficiency
Propensity score matching
FADN
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40100-017-0088-7
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