Resource Use Efficiency of Upland Rice Farmers in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State
Ume Smiles Ifeanyichukwu, Ezeano Caleb Ike, Edeh Ogochukwu Nnenna, Udefi Ifeanyi Onochie
Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences · pp. 1–10 · Published 28 Sep 2018
10.9734/ARJASS/2018/27426Abstract
A stochastic frontier production function which incorporated a model for the technical inefficiency effects was used to investigate the technical efficiency of upland farms in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Farm level and farmers’ socio economic characteristics data were obtained using structured questionnaire from 120 farmers that were selected using multi stage random sampling technique. The parameters of the stochastic frontier production function were estimated simultaneously with those of the model of inefficiency effects. Results indicated, except for capital, all other factors were significant (P<0.10). Findings further revealed that none of the sampled cocoyam farms reached the frontier threshold.
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