ASSESSMENT OF AGRARIAN SECTOR EFFICIENCY THROUGH THE SFA MODEL
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20390839Keywords:
agrarian sector, SFA model, technical efficiency, stochastic boundary analysis, production function, gamma coefficient, resource elasticity, agriculture of Uzbekistan.Abstract
This article utilizes the parametric Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) method to evaluate the efficiency of
Uzbekistan's agricultural sector. The study is based on panel data from 2010 to 2025, which identifies the boundary state
of the agricultural production function and resource elasticity. The results of the SFA model showed that the average
technical efficiency in the republic is 73%. The article compiled regional performance profiles, analyzing Samarkand and
Navoi regions as the leading regions.
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