Technical efficiency of dry season vegetable in Osun State-Nigeria

Type Journal Article - Journal of American Science
Title Technical efficiency of dry season vegetable in Osun State-Nigeria
Author(s)
Volume 8
Issue 9
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2012
Page numbers 616-620
URL http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0809/084_8437am0809_616_620.pdf
Abstract
The study was designed to examine the profitability and measure the level of technical efficiency of dry
season vegetable farmers using stochastic frontier production function. A purposive sampling technique was used to
select 60 vegetable farmers in the study area. The estimated farm technical efficiency ranges from 75% to 98% with
a mean of 92%. This indicates that ample opportunities exist for the farmers to increase their productivity and
income through a more efficient utilization of productive resources. Inefficiency determinants are all directly related
to technical efficiency but are not significantly determined the technical efficiency of the farmers.

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