Economic Efficiency of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Swaziland: An Application of the Profit Function

Masuku, B.B.; Masuku, Micah B.; Belete, Abenet

doi:10.5296/jas.v2i2.6046

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“…The results of Herrero et al (2010) and Masuku et al (2014), also revealed that one of the factors that significantly affected economic efficiency of dairy farmers was herd size or the number of dairy cattle ownership with a positive impact. Related to business profit, Sari et al (2013) stated that the dairy farm was not profitable.…”

Section: Characteristics and Business Performance Of Dairy Farm Of Mpmentioning

confidence: 63%

The Relationship Analysis between Service Performances of Milk Producer Cooperative with the Dairy Farm Performance of Members

Asmara

Purnamadewi

Lubis

2017

Med Pet

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descriptive analysis, profit analysis and R/C Ratio, and Chi-Square. The study showed that productivity and profitability of large-scale dairy farm was higher than small-scale. The performance of small-scale dairy farm of MPC members was relatively low both in terms of productivity and profitability. Most members judged that the performance of MPC services was good. There was a positive relationship between the MPC service performance (milk marketing, finance, technical assistance, and education/training) with the performance of dairy farm of MPC members. Coaching and more intensive services should continue to be given by the MPC to the members, especially the members with the small-scale dairy farms. Keywords: service performance, milk producerscooperative, dairy farm ABSTRAKTujuan utama dibentuknya Koperasi Produsen Susu (KPS) adalah untuk memberikan pelayanan kepada anggota dan meningkatkan kinerja usaha peternakan sapi perah anggota. Tujuan studi ini adalah: (1) menganalisis kinerja usaha ternak anggota KPS, (2) menganalisis kinerja pelayanan KPS, dan (3) menganalisis hubungan kinerja pelayanan KPS dengan kinerja usaha ternak sapi perah anggota. Data utama yang digunakan adalah data primer. Metode analisis yang digunakan meliputi: analisis deskriptif, analisis keuntungan, R/C Ratio, dan Chi-Square. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa produksi sapi laktasi dan profitabilitas usaha ternak sapi perah skala besar lebih tinggi dari skala kecil. Kinerja usaha ternak sapi skala kecil pada anggota KPS relative rendah baik dari segi produktivitas maupun profitabilitas. Sebagian besar anggota menilai bahwa kinerja pelayanan KPS sudah baik. Terdapat hubungan positif antara kinerja pelayanan KPS (pemasaran susu, pembiayaan, konsultasi, dan pendidikan/pelatihan) dengan kinerja usaha ternak anggota. Pembinaan dan pelayanan yang lebih intensif perlu terus diberikan oleh KPS kepada anggota, terutama anggota dengan usaha peternakan sapi perah skala kecil.

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Section: Characteristics and Business Performance Of Dairy Farm Of Mpmentioning

confidence: 63%

The Relationship Analysis between Service Performances of Milk Producer Cooperative with the Dairy Farm Performance of Members

Asmara

Purnamadewi

Lubis

2017

Med Pet

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“…It has been used to analyze economic efficiency by Masuku et al (2014) and Sajjad and Khan (2010). According to Kopp and Smith (1980), Cobb-Douglas…”

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Economic efficiency of milk production among small-scale dairy farmers in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, kenya

Maina¹,

Mburu²,

George³

et al. 2018

J. Dev. Agric. Econ.

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This study aimed at evaluating the economic efficiency of milk production among small-scale dairy farmers in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, Kenya. Data were collected from 91 small-scale dairy farmers previously engaged in a nutritional study in 2013. The farmers had been sampled using purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using structured questionnaires, entered into statistical package for social science (SPSS). Stochastic frontier production and cost functions were analyzed using the MLE technique in FRONTIER 4.1. The results showed that farmers were operating at increasing returns to scale of 1.495. The number of lactating cows, amount of concentrates fed to a cow and the cost of animal health controls had a significant effect on milk production, while the production cost was influenced by the costs of fodder, concentrates, animal health and other operating expenses. The mean technical and allocative scores were 0.687 and 0.913 respectively. The milk production could be increased by 31.3% through proper utilization of the available resources such as fodder and concentrates, while the cost of production can be decreased by 8.7% without affecting the output. It was concluded that through efficient use of the available inputs, like the fodder and present technology, economic efficiency would be greatly increased. The study recommends subsidized prices for concentrates.

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“…Integrating vegetable production in a farming system has contributed substantially to food and nutrition security as the vegetables complement stable foods for a balanced diet by providing vitamins and minerals (Gani and Adeoti 2011;Afari-sefa and Dinssa, 2015). Improving farmers' participation in markets is a vital determinant of prosperity and advancement (Getachew and Bamlak, 2014;Masuku et al, 2014). In many rural areas, vegetable market participation plays a crucial role in generating better income and enhancing the welfare of smallholder farmers and thus contributes to their livelihoods.…”

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Smallholder Farmers’ Decision to Participate in Vegetable Marketing and the Volume of Sales in West Shewa Zone of Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Rikitu¹,

Emana²,

Haji³

et al. 2019

SAR

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This study examines vegetable producers’ market participation and sales volume using cross-sectional data obtained from 385 randomly and proportionately sampled households from West Shewa zone, Oromia region of Ethiopia. Heckman two-step procedure was used to analyse the determinants of participation in vegetables markets and volume of sales during the study period. Probit model shows that education level, distance to nearest market, access to irrigation, use of pesticide and participation in any civic organization significantly affect market participation decision. Further, results from ordinary least squares regression show that sex of household head, land size, distance to farmer training centre, access to irrigation, use of pesticide and participation in civic organization significantly affect the level of market participation of the farm households in vegetable markets. The findings imply that support for female households, improving adult based education, participation in civic organization, infrastructure, access to irrigation and improved inputs are a means to increase vegetable production market participation and sales volume in West Shewa, Ethiopia.

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Economic Efficiency of Smallholder Dairy Farmers in Swaziland: An Application of the Profit Function

Cited by 16 publications

References 11 publications

The Relationship Analysis between Service Performances of Milk Producer Cooperative with the Dairy Farm Performance of Members

The Relationship Analysis between Service Performances of Milk Producer Cooperative with the Dairy Farm Performance of Members

Economic efficiency of milk production among small-scale dairy farmers in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, kenya

Smallholder Farmers’ Decision to Participate in Vegetable Marketing and the Volume of Sales in West Shewa Zone of Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

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