Education and Technical Efficiency in Small-Farm Production

Moock, Peter R.

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“…The role of education in irrigation schemes has for long been studied in Africa and abroad (Mock, 1981;Huffman, 1973;Hossain & Byerlee, 1995;Alene & Manyong, 2007). The consensus among academics is the fact that education is critical for irrigation success, development and consumption.…”

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Implications of rural irrigation schemes on household economy. A case of Lower Gweru Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe

Dube

2016

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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Section: Irrigation and Educationmentioning

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Implications of rural irrigation schemes on household economy. A case of Lower Gweru Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe

Dube

2016

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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“…Human capital inputs have been recognized as critical factors in achieving recent sustained growth in productivity in some African countries (Schultz, 2003). Education may enhance technical efficiency directly by improving the quality of labor, by increasing the ability of farmers to adjust to disequilibria, and through its effect on input utilization (Moock, 1981). Literature on efficiency of productive units, which has been shaped by the seminal work of Farrell (1957), can be classified according to whether the measurement technique used is nonparametric or parametric.…”

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The Effects of Human Capital on Agricultural Productivity and Farmer’s Income in Cameroon

Djomo¹,

Sikod²

2012

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This study evaluates how human capital affects agricultural productivity and farmer's income in Cameroon. Precisely, this study adopts methodologies that evaluate agricultural productivity, establish the stochastic frontier model and specify the returns to human capital. The database used to produce the empirical results is the Third Cameroonian Household Survey conducted by the National Institute of Statistics. Results obtained indicate that an additional year of experience and levels of education increases agricultural productivity. However, an additional year of experience squared denotes that the producer reduced his level of inefficiency. While an additional unit of education reduces the level of inefficiency. In addition, an additional year of education and years of experience squared increases farmer's income. To provide a solution to the problem of food insecurity, the government should allow farmers to endow more in human capital.

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“…However, most of the past studies assumed that farmers operate in a uniform farm environment. So, the effects of conventional and non-conventional inputs on farm productivity are independent of the type of farm environments (Appleton and Balihuta 1996;Jamison and Moock 1984;Moock 1981). This again leads to another issue (that is, the fourth concern) that even in the same farm environment, as argued by Alene and Manyong (2007), farmers are not exposed to a homogeneous technology.…”

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Impact of farmer education on farm productivity under varying technologies: case of paddy growers in India

2018

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This paper analyzes the effects of education on farm productivity in the case of growers of modern and traditional varieties of paddy in Odisha, Eastern India. Using an endogenous switching regression model, the study has found that a minimum threshold level of education is significantly influencing the adoption of modern varieties of paddy and thereby the farm productivity of adopters only. So, the study finds the evidence in support of Schultz hypothesis that says education enhances farm productivity in the case of adopters of modern technology. The study suggests that farmers' field school program must be implemented along with a strong extension network in the study region for a wider dissemination modern technology.

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Education and Technical Efficiency in Small-Farm Production

Cited by 57 publications

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Implications of rural irrigation schemes on household economy. A case of Lower Gweru Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe

Implications of rural irrigation schemes on household economy. A case of Lower Gweru Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe

The Effects of Human Capital on Agricultural Productivity and Farmer’s Income in Cameroon

Impact of farmer education on farm productivity under varying technologies: case of paddy growers in India

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