Felicity Addo, a researcher in the IIASA Integrated Biosphere Futures Research Group of the Biodiversity and Natural Resources Program, received an award for her thesis from the Austrian Association for Agricultural Economics (ÖGA) as part of her work on the LAMASUS project.
Addo wrote a thesis on “Assessing Productivity and Efficiency, and its Determinants: The Case of Crop Farms in Austria”
Austrian crop farms face unique challenges due to their small size and natural disadvantages. Addo's thesis delves into the technical efficiency of these farms, revealing that while persistent efficiency is improving, transient inefficiencies remain a significant hurdle. Part-time farms tend to be more scale-efficient than full-time farms, and factors like farm size, specialization, and access to resources are key to success. With technological progress driving the sector forward, it is crucial for farmers to adapt and grow to remain competitive in the long term.
Addo's current scientific interests include agricultural production systems and value chains, food security, sustainable rural development, micro-economic modeling, and agricultural resource management and efficiency.
Adapted from a news item published on lamasus.de
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