The objective of the present study was to determine the efficiency and comparative advantage of Cucumber product in Dareh-Shahr city of Ilam province using data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and comparative advantage indices, including the cost of domestic resource (DRC),net social benefit (NSP), the social cost benefit ratio (SCB), Efficiency Advantage Index (EAI), Scale Advantage Index (SAI) and Aggregate Advantage Index (AAI). The results of the study showed a high level of efficiency so that in a state of constant returns to the scale, the average technical efficiency of Cucumber farms is %74, the allocated efficiency about %92, and the average economic efficiency is %68. the average technical efficiency %89, the economic efficiency 78% and the average efficiency of units scale is more than %87 in variable returns to scale. Furthermore, based on the findings and regarding the prices in the year of 2011 the average of annual net social profit is more than 10 million rials per hectare.Considering the DRC and SCB indices 1, it can be said that this product has a high comparative advantage in the region. The autumn production of cucumber in Dareh-Shahr City deserves high attention because one unit of profit is achieved in its production using just 0/348 cost unit
کلید واژگان :Efficiency, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), Comparative Advantage, Autumn Cucumber, Dareh-Shahr City. .
ارزش ریالی : 600000 ریال
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