Determinants of Technical Efficiency in Beef Cattle Production in River Alluvial Areas near Hung Yen Urban Center

Date Received: Feb 12, 2026

Date Accepted: Apr 15, 2026

Date Published: Jun 30, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31817/vjas.2026.9.2.10

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Issue: Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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ECONOMICS, SOCIETY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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Ly, N., Hung, P., Nga, N., Trung, N., Ha, D., Jing, T., & Stephen, I. (2026). Determinants of Technical Efficiency in Beef Cattle Production in River Alluvial Areas near Hung Yen Urban Center. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 9(2), 3031–3043. https://doi.org/10.31817/vjas.2026.9.2.10

Determinants of Technical Efficiency in Beef Cattle Production in River Alluvial Areas near Hung Yen Urban Center

Nguyen Thi Ly (*) 1 , Pham Van Hung 1 , Nguyen Thi Duong Nga 1 , Ninh Xuan Trung 1 , Nam Ha Duong 1, 2 , Jing Tian 2   , Stephen Ives 3

  • Corresponding author: [email protected]
  • 1 Faculty of Economics and Management, Vietnam National University of Agriculture Hanoi 124000, Vietnam
  • 2 Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia
  • 3 Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Newnham Campus, TAS, 7248, Australia

    • Keywords

    Beef cattle production, Data Envelopment Analysis, technical efficiency

    Abstract


    This study focused on estimating the level of technical efficiency in beef cattle production in the alluvial river areas near the Hung Yen urban center, using cross-sectional data collected from 150 beef cattle households. The data envelopment analysis was applied for technical efficiency estimation, and a Tobit modelling approach was employed to identify the determinants of technical efficiency. The results indicated that beef cattle production in the study area is characterized by a high and relatively homogeneous level of efficiency, with a mean technical efficiency under a variable return to scale​ of 95.4%. The key factors that positively enhanced technical efficiency included the farmer’s education level, the proportion of household income derived from beef production, and the number of cattle sold. Dependence on purchased roughage and excessive warehouse area per head were found to significantly reduce efficiency. These findings suggest that competitiveness can be achieved by capitalizing on scale advantage through encouraging herd consolidation or moderate scale expansion. Furthermore, policies should promote on-farm forage development to reduce farmer reliance on unstable external feed markets, and extension programs should be strategically targeted towards technically oriented and educated farmers who show a higher capacity to adopt innovations.

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