Record Details

Technical efficiency: A study of smallholder rice farmers in Kilombero district, Tanzania

Journal of Economics Bibliography

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title Technical efficiency: A study of smallholder rice farmers in Kilombero district, Tanzania
 
Creator ACHANDI, Esther Leah; Department of Ecoomics, University of Dar es Salaam
KIDANE, Asmerom; Department of Economics, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35051, Dar-es-Salaam
HEPELWA, Aloyce; Department of Economics, University of Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35051, Dar-es-Salaam
 
Subject Technical efficiency (TE); TE scores; Monotonicity; Determinants; Tanzania.
D61; G14; H21.
 
Description Abstract. Smallholder farmers form the vast majority of rice producers in Tanzania. Nonetheless, smallholder production is known to exhibit inefficiency in production. This study sought to analyze the determinants of technical efficiency of production of smallholder rice farmers in Tanzania using the stochastic frontier method while ensuring theoretical consistency through monotonicity and quasi concavity checks. Results show that empowerment of the woman, gender, primary occupation, group membership of household head and fertilizer use by the household affect technical efficiency of production.Keywords. Technical efficiency (TE), TE scores, Monotonicity, Determinants, Tanzania.JEL. D61, G14, H21.
 
Publisher Journal of Economics Bibliography
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2018-10-25
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEB/article/view/1740
10.1453/jeb.v5i3.1740
 
Source Journal of Economics Bibliography; Vol 5, No 3 (2018): September; 193-208
2149-2387
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEB/article/view/1740/1749
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2018 Journal of Economics Bibliography
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0