Analysis of the Operational Efficiency of Agritourism Farms Integrating Green Restaurants and Organic Farming

[[abstract]]Given the limited agricultural production resources, a pivotal concern in the context of sustainable agriculture development concentrates on strengthening agricultural productivity by integrating the concepts of agricultural circular economy into the agricultural production model, thereby achieving maximum economic benefits through optimizing farms’ operational efficiency. This study aims to investigate how agricultural farm operators’ recycling of agricultural waste for compost in organic farming impacts the production efficiency of organic farming, the market efficiency of green res-taurants and the overall operating efficiency of agritourism farms. To achieve this, this study em-ployed a dynamic network data envelopment analysis (DEA). This study focuses on the top 30 agritourism farms in Taiwan with organic certification and garnered positive online reviews. The results revealed that the highest operating expenses of agritourism farms are for organic fertilizers, which greatly affects their overall efficiency. Recycling agricultural waste for organic compost not only effectively reduces production costs but also significantly improves the overall operating effi-ciency of agritourism farms. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the overall operating efficiencies of the green restaurants in Taiwan's agritourism farms.The result also showed the only thing that was unaffected by the pandemic was the production efficiency of organic farming, which implies that the public's demand for sustainable agriculture and organic and healthy crops re-mained consistent. Agritourism farms fully utilize their circular economic resources and offer a comprehensive farm-to-fork supply chain of organic crops, which not only stabilizes the food supply but also reduces pollution, lowers operating costs, and stimulates the operating efficiency of farms, ultimately promoting agricultural sustainability.