Analysis of Technical, Allocative and Economic Efficiency of Rice Farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Nwahia, Ogechi Cordelia; Balogun, Olubunmi; Balogun, Olubunmi Lawrence; Emeghara, U. U.; Onwegbunam, N.E.; Bala, Usaini

doi:10.18551/rjoas.2020-10.15

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“…the participants, will decrease technical inefficiency by 0.12%. This is in line with the works of [7], [30]. Also, the coefficient of years in cooperative were found to be negative, and significant at P ˂ 0.05 probability level.…”

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“…In 2018, Nigeria imported 3.0 million tonnes of rice [1], [2] Rice production in Nigeria has traditionally been characterized by low yields, and slow growth [3]- [7]. Rice yield in Nigeria reached its peak in the mid-1980s, and has since been stagnant or even declining [5].…”

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“…Despite past interventions in the rice sector, the rice farmers in Nigerian are still technically inefficient. Literatures have proven that smallholder farmers in Nigeria are still inefficient in their resources utilization [7], [8], [14]- [17], and therefore are not maximizing their resources' potentials. Research works [18], [19] conducted on Ebonyi rice production, failed to look into the efficiency with which the participants of government rice projects utilizes the available/given…”

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Analysis of Technical Efficiency of USAID-MARKETS II Project Participant and Non-Participant Rice Farming Households in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Nwahia

Onyeabor

2021

Indonesian J. Agric. Res

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Low level production efficiency of the Nigerian farmers have continued to be a major problem towards food security in Nigeria. The study examined the technical efficiency of USAID-MARKETS II project participant and non-participant rice farming households in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to select 491 rice farming households which comprise 239 participants, and 252 non- participants. Primary source of data were collected with the use of a structured interview questionnaire and field participation. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and percentage, Z statistic, and stochastic frontier Model. The result from the study, reveals that the USAID-MARKETS II project participants were 92% technical efficient while USAID-MARKETS II project non-participants were 91% technical efficient. The result further reveals that a significant difference exist between the participants’ technical efficiency and that of non-participants of USAID-MARKETS II project. Household size and education were the vital factors that improved technical efficiency of the rice farmers. Therefore, Ebonyi rice farmers should be adequately trained on modern rice production techniques by the government agency, Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) and non-governmental agencies. Also, adequate extension services should be provided to the farmers by the ADP for proper information dissemination.

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Analysis of Technical Efficiency of USAID-MARKETS II Project Participant and Non-Participant Rice Farming Households in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Nwahia

Onyeabor

2021

Indonesian J. Agric. Res

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“…The coefficient of farming experience for both small-scale rice farmers was -1824 and 0.0394 respectively, meaning that a unit increase in the years of farming experience would result in the decrease in technical inefficiency for small-scale farmers with access to technology by 18.2% while those without technology would lead to decrease in technical efficiency by 3.9%. This is in conformity with the Nwahia et al (2020) who reported that farmers with more experience tended to be technically efficient than those that has less farming experience.…”

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Comparative Profitability and Technical Efficiency of Small-Scale Rice Farmers with and without Access to Improved Production Technology in North Central Nigeria

Lawal,

Gudugi,

Paiko

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This study evaluated comparative profitability and technical efficiency of small-scale rice farmers with and without access to improved production technology in North Central Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was adopted for this study. The data were collected through a well-structured questionnaire of 1500 small-scale rice farmers with access to technology and 1500 small-scale rice farmers without access to technology making a total of 3000 rice farmers in the study area. The results showed that the average age of the sampled rice farmers with access to technology was 36 years, while those without - 46 years. The results showed that the rice production was profitable for both farmers with and without access to technology. The statistically significant factors influencing the rice production for small-scale farmers with access to technology were the land size (p<0.01), labour (p<0.01), fertilizer (p<0.01) and agrochemical (p<0.01), while the statistically significant factors influencing the rice production for small-scale farmers without access to technology were land size (p<0.01), labour (p<0.01) and agrochemical (p<0.10). The major challenges faced by the small-scale rice farmers with access to technology were the poor credit facilities, shortage of farm input, inadequate rainfall season, high cost of labour and instability in the planting calendar. The F-Chow test showed that there was significant impact on the technical efficiency, productivity and profitability of rice farmers with access to improved technology. Therefore, the study recommends that inputs such as improved seed varieties, fertilizers and chemical inputs should be provided to farmers. Keywords: profitability, technical efficiency, rice farmers, small-scale, with and without access to technology

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“…Furthermore, the results from the Multiple Performance Index (MPI) suggest that, during the analysis period, 11 out of the 20 states made notable progress in their MPI scores. Nwahia et al (2020) examined rice farmers' technical, allocative, and economic efficiency in Ebony State, Nigeria, utilizing a stochastic frontier production function. The outcomes of their investigation unveiled that rice farmers in Ebonyi achieved an impressive 86% level of technical efficiency, alongside 63% allocative efficiency and 54% economic efficiency.…”

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Assessing the Efficiency of Wheat Producers in Dihdadi District

Radmand,

Akbai,

Akbari

et al. 2023

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Given the strategic importance of wheat production for the country's food security, this study aimed to analyze the efficiency of wheat producers in the Dihdadi district of Balkh province, Afghanistan, using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach. The required data were classified using a random sampling method, and 295 questionnaires were collected in 2022. The results show that the average technical, allocative, economic, pure technical (management), and scale efficiencies are 0.858, 0.632, 0.541, 0.964, and 0.893, respectively. Based on these results, increasing the efficiency of wheat producers in this district can improve technical, allocative, economic, management, and scale efficiencies by 14.2%, 36.8%, 45.9%, 3.6%, and 43.6%, respectively. 16.95% of wheat producers operate with decreasing returns relative to the scale, 72.2% use with increasing returns relative to the scale, and only 10.85% operate at the optimal scale (constant returns to scale). Therefore, increasing the production scale is suggested to enhance rational efficiency. Recommendations, management, and policy contexts related to improving the efficiency of wheat producers can contribute to local economic and social conditions.

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Analysis of Technical, Allocative and Economic Efficiency of Rice Farmers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

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Analysis of Technical Efficiency of USAID-MARKETS II Project Participant and Non-Participant Rice Farming Households in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Analysis of Technical Efficiency of USAID-MARKETS II Project Participant and Non-Participant Rice Farming Households in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Comparative Profitability and Technical Efficiency of Small-Scale Rice Farmers with and without Access to Improved Production Technology in North Central Nigeria

Assessing the Efficiency of Wheat Producers in Dihdadi District

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