The study measured the level of technical efficiency and its determinants
in table egg production in Imo State, Nigeria byusing a stochastic frontier
production function.to determine individual techincal efficiencies of the farmers.
Multi stage sampling technique was used to select 105 table egg producers.The
estimated technical efficiency ranged from 16.23% to 94.17% with
a mean techincal efficiency of 62%. Thewide variations in the level of technical efficiency
indicates that ample opportunities existfor table egg producers toincrease their productivity and income through improvements
in technical efficiency. D e te rmi n a n ts o f te c h n i c al e ffi ci e n cy o f ta b l e e g g p ro d u c e rs we re fo u n d
to b e credit access, level of education,
farming experience, flock size,extension contact and membership of farmers associations/cooperatives, since these
variables were found to bepositively
and significantly related to technical efficiency.