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Determinants of technical efficiency in traditional agricultural production: application of stochastic frontier modelling to food crop farmers in South-Western Nigeria

African Journal of Economic Policy

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Title Determinants of technical efficiency in traditional agricultural production: application of stochastic frontier modelling to food crop farmers in South-Western Nigeria
 
Creator Ajibefun, Igbekele A
 
Description The major objective of this study was to analyse the determinants of technical efficiency of food crop farmers in the Southwestern part of Nigeria. The data were based on 461 small scale farmers who cultivated cassava, maize, rice and multiple crops selected from Southwestern states of Nigeria. Results of analysis indicated that technical efficiency of the farmers varied widely across farms and across states. The results indicate that level of education, year of farming experience, extension visit, fertilizer use, land ownership, as well as membership of farmers' cooperative societies positively and significantly influenced the level of technical efficiency of the farmers. African Journal of Economic Policy Vol. 10(2) 2003: 31-56
 
Publisher Department of Economics, University of Ibadan
 
Date 2006-08-07
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajep/article/view/24263
10.4314/ajep.v10i2.24263
 
Source African Journal of Economic Policy; Vol. 10 No. 2 (2003); 31-56
1116-4875
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajep/article/view/24263/20283