Abstract
This paper analyses the productivity growth of Western Australian broadacre agriculture for the period 1977/78 to 1999/00. The growth of aggregate outputs, inputs and total factor productivity (TFP) is estimated by applying a non-parametric approach and the productivity performance of WA agriculture is compared with that of other Australian states. The TFP growth in WA agriculture has been the second highest at 4.8 percent per annum. Within WA, among the broadly defined industry groups, the Crops industry has experienced the highest TFP growth of 7.1 percent per annum. The transfer and adoption of new technologies appear to have had a positive impact on the TFP growth of WA agriculture, besides the influence of seasonal conditions. Research and development (R&D) contributions of the Department of Agriculture Western Australia appear to have significantly influenced the State’s agricultural productivity growth.
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