Productivity and Efficiency Analysis of Poultry Products in Iran Provinces

Improving productivity in poultry industries as one of the major sub-sectors of agriculture sector is important. Studying and comparing productivity indicators in different provinces of the country help to plan more accurate and enhance productivity. In this study, appropriate indicators to measure the partial productivity (energy and raw materials) and total productivity factor in poultry farm production between 2000 and 2015 (sixteen years) are defined. Comparing measured indicators in sixteen years between Iran provinces is difficult. The exploratory factor analysis method is used to reduce dimensions of data and overcome the problem. Using factor analysis, data on productivity indicators for each province has been summarized in two factors in which the effect of time (years) has been removed. Clustering approach clusters provinces in terms of similarity productivity values. The results show, Bushehr, Zanjan, Sistan and Baloochestan and Kohkiluyeh and Boyerahmad provinces used the energy resources and Bushehr province mostly used the raw materials as well. Generally, Tehran province had the highest total productivity. At the end, we investigated the efficiency of each province in production of poultry products in clusters by Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method.