Research Article

The Technical Efficiency of Specialised Milk Farms: A Regional View

Table 1

Regions (108) and number of farms represented (population of specialised dairy farming).

Undifferentiated member states (FADN regions) Austria (27040), Czech Republic (980), Denmark (3880), Estonia (1460), Ireland (15600), Lithuania (18100), Luxembourg (580), Latvia (8210), Malta (110), The Netherlands (17400), Slovakia (380), and Slovenia (6330)

FADN regions within member states

BelgiumVlaanderen (3290), Wallonie (2060)

BulgariaSeverozapaden (2710), Severen tsentralen (2150), Severoiztochen (1290), Yugozapaden (2470), Yuzhen tsentralen (6190), and Yugoiztochen (2150)

FinlandEtela-Suomi (2410), Sisa-Suomi (3340), Pohjanmaa (2010), and Pohjois-Suomi (2240)

FranceChampagne-Ardenne (690), Picardie (1050), Haute-Normandie (1200), Centre (600), Basse-Normandie (5450), Bourgogne (380), Nord-Pas-de-Calais (1940), Lorraine (1750), Alsace (520), Franche-Comté (3560), Pays de la Loire (5900), Bretagne (10140), Poitou-Charentes (910), Aquitaine (1510), Midi-Pyrénées (2290), Rhônes-Alpes (4990), Auvergne (4090), and Languedoc-Roussillon (360)

GermanySchleswig-Holstein (3600), Niedersachsen (8410), Nordrhein-Westfalen (4910), Hessen (2520), Rheinland-Pfalz (1820), Baden-Württemberg (6890), Bayern (32270), Saarland (200), Brandenburg (370), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (410), Sachsen (740), Sachsen-Anhalt (310), and Thueringen (240)

HungaryNyugat-Dunántúl (330), Észak-Alföld (1150), and Dél-Alföld (980)

ItalyAosta (660), Piemonte (1860), Lombardia (5280), Trentino (670), Alto-Adige (5440), Veneto (3020), Friuli-Venezia (860), Liguria (140), Emilia-Romagna (3420), Umbria (180), Lazio (1700), Abruzzo (620), Molise (820), Campania (2770), Puglia (1900), Basilicata (390), Sicilia (1330), and Sardegna (720)

PolandPomorze and Mazury (10870), Wielkopolska and Slask (14400), Mazowsze and Podlasie (66900), and Malopolska and Pogórze (11690)

PortugalNorte e Centro (4750), Açores (2800)

RomaniaNord-Est (29540), Sud-Est (21510), Sud-Muntenia (7240), Sud-Vest Oltenia (19410), Vest (6850), Nord-Vest (27250), Centru (15150), and Bucuresti-Ilfov (570)

SpainGalicia (11660), Asturias (2330), Cantabria (1650), Pais Vasco (430), Navarra (220), Cataluna (730), Baleares (190), Castilla-León (1710), and Andalucia (680)

SwedenSlattbygdslan (2780), Skogs-och mellanbygdslan (1730), and Lan i norra (900)

United KingdomNorth of England (2430), east of England (1080), west of England (4000), Wales (2000), Scotland (1120), and Northern Ireland (3350)

Source: authors based on the FADN database.