Evolution of the Economic Farm Unit in southern Santa Fe in the period 2001-2022
The Economic Farm Unit (EFU) is an indicator of minimum size or area, measured in hectares, which contributes to the economic characterization of the predominant systems in a region. The objective of this work was to determine the long-term EFU value, calculated annually in the period from 2001/02 t...
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Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas - UNR
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://cienciasagronomicas.unr.edu.ar/index.php/agro/article/view/55 |
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| Sumario: | The Economic Farm Unit (EFU) is an indicator of minimum size or area, measured in hectares, which contributes to the economic characterization of the predominant systems in a region. The objective of this work was to determine the long-term EFU value, calculated annually in the period from 2001/02 to 2021/22 in the south of the province of Santa Fe. In addition, we aimed to analyze its evolution and identify the impact of the main exogenous variables on EFU surface values, using the method developed by Engineer Urbano Fernandez. Previously, the so-called modal farm area (the most frequent farm size for a given region) was estimated, from which a hypothetical farm was structured and its income and costs were determined. The EFU area values showed an increasing trend in the long term, exceeding the modal area values for southern Santa Fe throughout the whole series under study. On average, the EFU value was 306.8 ha., 117.3% higher than the average 141.1 ha. modal farm area. |
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