Determinants of production and technical efficiency of fish in Abia State, Nigeria: stochastic frontier approach

Type Journal Article - Nigerian Journal of Rural Sociology
Title Determinants of production and technical efficiency of fish in Abia State, Nigeria: stochastic frontier approach
Author(s)
Volume 11
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2010
Page numbers 132-138
URL http://journal.nrsa.org.ng/index.php/njrs/article/view/268/92
Abstract
The program frontier (version 4.1c) for stochastic production investigation was used for
analysis to examine the factors that affect fish farming in Abia State as well as the determinants
of technical efficiency of fish production. Data generated for the study were drawn across fish
farmers in the three agricultural zones. Fifty respondents were used for the study. The research
findings reveal that the number of fingerlings stocked and the pond size were the major
determinants of fish production while the age of the farmers and their stock size determined
majorly their technical efficiency of production. Although the fish farmers were reasonably
technically efficient given a mean score of about 90 percent, there is yet a 10 percent chance of
increasing the level of technical efficiency with the available technology at their disposal

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