RT Journal Article
T1 Exploring environmental efficiency of the European agricultural sector in the use of mineral fertilizers.
A1 Expósito-García, Alfonso
A1 Velasco, Francisco
K1 Fertilizantes
K1 Agricultura - Aspectos ambientales
AB This study analyzes the environmental efficiency of the agricultural sector regarding the use of mineral fertilizers in the period 2001e2012 for a group of European countries. Specifically, efficiency is assessed through a dynamic Data Envelopment Analysis methodology. This method aims to analyze temporalefficiency changes through the estimation of Malmquist indexes with increasing and decreasing temporalwindows. Findings show that most countries register efficiency advances in the periods 2002e2003 and 2007e2008. Specific countries, such as Belgium-Luxembourg, Denmark, Netherlands, Swedenand United Kingdom, register persistently higher values of the estimated Malmquist indexes. Thisstudy contributes to the existing literature by assessing country-specific efficiency paths, as well as byidentifying best-performing countries from which lessons can be learnt. A brief review of main measurestaken by a selected group of benchmark countries is offered.
PB Elsevier
YR 2020
FD 2020-04-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35834
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35834
LA eng
NO Expósito, A., & Velasco, F. (2020). Exploring environmental efficiency of the European agricultural sector in the use of mineral fertilizers. Journal of Cleaner Production, 253, 119971.
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/13808
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 25 ene 2026