A Stochastic Frontier Approach to Technical Efficiency and Marketing of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) at Farm Level: A Case Study of Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa

Belete, Abenet; Setumo, M.P.; Laurie, S. M.; Senyolo, Mmapatla Precious

doi:10.1080/09709274.2016.11906979

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“…This implies that as more land is cultivated, there will be an increase in production output. This concurs with a study that was done by Belete et al (2016). This is further validated by a study done by Koçtürk and Engindeniz (2016), which stated that efficiency is dependent on farm size.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…In this approach, inefficiency is assumed to have asymmetrical distribution, usually half normal distribution, and random error is expected to have symmetrical distribution (Vincova 2005). According to Belete et al (2016), its main advantage is that it captures random variables which are beyond the producer's control, in order to ensure that there is more consistency with the potential output under "normal" working conditions. It is a good measure of economic efficiency, as it analyzes both the technical and allocative efficiency simultaneously.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Marble-hall Local Municipality is located in the same area with a total area of 3708.3 sq.km and a population size of approximately 34904 individuals. According to (Belete et al 2016), Marble-hall is a major producer of citrus and table grapes, amongst others they are also engaged in vegetable production. Groblersdal Municipality is characterized by production of grapes, wheat, tobacco, maize, soya beans, citrus fruits, vegetables and cotton (Integrated…, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Table grape production plays an important role in the economy of many countries in Africa. It serves as a source of income for the people who are engaged in its production and being one of the enterprises that is labour-intensive, thereby providing employment for more people. The main purpose of this study was to analyse the economic efficiency of table grape production in Waterberg and Sekhukhune Districts of Limpopo province, South Africa. The study used primary data collected through administration of structured questionnaires on a sample of 12 farmers by employing a snowball sampling method. Analytical tools employed include descriptive statistics (such as tables and frequencies), Stochastic Frontier Model and Technical Inefficiency Model. Results from data analysis revealed that in terms of efficiency, farming experience (p

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“…Peningkatan efisiensi teknis merupakan salah satu cara yang dapat dilakukan untuk meningkatkan produktivitas. Srinivas et al (2012) dan Belete et al (2016) juga mengemukakan bahwa petani dapat meningkatkan produktivitas dengan cara mewujudkan efisiensi teknis.…”

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Efisiensi Teknis Usahatani Kentang di Kabupaten Gowa Sulawesi Selatan

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One of the ways to increase production was increasing technical efficiency. The purpose of this research was to analyze technical efficiency and factors that affected technical efficiency in Tinggimoncong District, Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi. This research used purposive sampling with 50 potatoes farmers. This study used Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach and Tobit regression for data analysis. The result of the study showed that there are 23 farmers of the respondents stated to be efficient or about 46 per cent of the total respondents studied. Factors that significantly influence the technical efficiency of potato farming were education and income outside of farming.

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“…Most studies estimate technical efficiency levels and identify the sources of inefficiency for smallholder farmers [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] or commercial farmers 18,19 . Studies that compare smallholder and commercial farmers' technical efficiencies within vegetable production are limited.…”

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Metafrontier analysis of commercial and smallholder tomato production: A South African case

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2018

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South African agriculture is a dualist agricultural system with well-developed commercial farmers and resource-poor smallholder farmers. In an effort to address the dualist nature of agriculture, the South African government has developed a strategic plan to assist smallholder farmers in entering commercial markets. The strategic plan aims to advance subsistence and smallholder farmers into commercial production through improved resource management for sustainable food security and smallholder livelihood. However, the productivity of smallholder farmers continues to be very low compared with that of commercial farmers. Our aim was to compare tomato productivity for commercial and smallholder tomato farmers in the Nkomazi area (Mpumalanga Province) using a metafrontier analysis. We used an output-oriented data envelopment analysis metafrontier approach and the Tobit model to investigate smallholder and commercial farmers’ technical efficiencies and related factors which affect tomato production. Results indicate that smallholder farmers have high levels of technical efficiency compared to the group frontier (0.74), but they are less technically efficient compared to the metafrontier (0.51). The group efficiencies of the smallholder farmers also showed a large variation ranging from 3% to 100%, while commercial farmers have high levels of efficiency compared to both the group frontier (0.89) and the metafrontier (0.88). Results from the Tobit regression indicate that farmers’ managerial decisions are an important determinant of their technical efficiency. We conclude that smallholder farmers first need to increase their level of technical efficiency relative to their peers before aiming to compete with commercial farmers. Significance: • Smallholder farmers should first improve their resource use efficiency compared to their fellow smallholder farmers before they consider comparing themselves against the commercial farmers.

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A Stochastic Frontier Approach to Technical Efficiency and Marketing of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) at Farm Level: A Case Study of Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa

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Metafrontier analysis of commercial and smallholder tomato production: A South African case

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