Impact of Mechanization on Technical Efficiency: A Case Study of Rice Farmers in Iran

Hormozi, Mohammad Ali; Asoodar, Mohammad Amin; Abdeshahi, Abbas

doi:10.1016/s2212-5671(12)00021-4

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“…The study concluded that agricultural cooperatives enhance members' efficiency by easing access to productive inputs and facilitating extension linkages. Hormozi et al (2012) also adopted the maximum likelihood estimation method to evaluate the impact of mechanization inputs and cultivation systems on the productivity and technical efficiency of rice production in the Khuzestan province in the southwestern part of Iran. They established a great variation in the levels of efficiency, which ranged from 0.15 to 0.99 with a mean of 0.67.…”

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The impact of credit on the technical efficiency of maize-producing households in Northern Ghana

Martey

Wiredu

Etwire

et al. 2019

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Production credit is essential in enhancing the technical efficiency and welfare of smallholder farmers in Africa. This paper evaluated the impact of credit on smallholders' technical efficiency using cross-sectional data from 233 maize-producing households in northern Ghana. Due to the exogenous assignment of credit and assumption of homogeneity in farm technologies, the propensity score matching analysis was used to compare the average difference in technical efficiency between farmers with credit and those without credit. The results show that credit impacted positively on farmers' technical efficiency. Provision of credit enhanced timely purchase and efficient allocation of factor inputs to produce the maximum output. Income and age also played an important role in reducing smallholders' technical inefficiency. The major recommendation of this study is that, the credit programme of agricultural interventions should target several resource poor farmers in order to enhance efficiency gains.Financial institutions must collaborate with agricultural and farmer development projects to facilitate credit delivery to smallholder farmers.

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The impact of credit on the technical efficiency of maize-producing households in Northern Ghana

Martey

Wiredu

Etwire

et al. 2019

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“…The food consumption pattern of people in Iran shows that Iranians consume an average of 100 g of rice per day [7]. Rice is the second most popular and favorite food in Iran after bread.…”

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Ethnic and traditional Iranian rice-based foods

Karizaki

2016

Journal of Ethnic Foods

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a b s t r a c t Q 2Iranian national cuisine is very diverse and nutritious. A rice-based diet is commonly used by all people throughout the country. The current work aimed at documenting the ethnic and traditional rice-based foods prepared and consumed in Iran. The data were collected by individually interviewing people from 15 cities in five districts of Iran (north, south, west, east, and central parts), as well as searching literature and scientific sources. A list of 100 ethnic and traditional rice-based foods of Iranian cuisine is presented in three categories: main meals, soups/pottages, and sweets/ desserts.

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“…In India, mechanized planting method increased the field capacity by 66.70%, field yield by 22.36%, seed sowing by 20.00%, grain yield by 16.76%, feed yield by 19.14%, saved work time by 66.40% and reduced the cost by 44.70% (Khobragade et al, 2011;Narang et al, 2016). However, in Turkey, it is not possible to come across the comparison of the production techniques and equipment used at different stages with the classical works done with manpower (Ürgenç, 1998;Hormozi et al, 2012). In fact, the same situation applies…”

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Efficiency Comparison of Mechanization Techniques in Nursery

Varol

Özel

Emir

et al. 2019

European Journal of Forest Engineering

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In this study, the five-stage mechanization techniques applied in the production of seedlings at the Gökçebey Nursery Department were compared with the activities carried out using manpower. These stages are soil tillage, preparation of seeding beds, sowing, maintenance of seedlings and uprooting of seedlings. During the production of seedlings of 2 + 0 aged, Tefen origin in Gökçebey nursery, unit time analyzes were performed with 30 replicates. The most efficient activity in terms of manpower was the preparation of pillows with 60%, followed by tillage (84), maintenance (59%), seedling (52%), planting (46%), and tillage (39%). Furthermore, the economics of mechanization according to manpower was examined by Break-even analysis. According to the results, it was determined that machine operation is more economical in case of carrying out 157 soil cultivation annually, preparing 158 seeding beds, planting 310 seeding beds, performing maintenance on 218 seeding beds and performing seedling dismantling activities in 182 seeding bedsowing cushions. According to the examinations and evaluations made, the use of appropriate mechanization techniques positively affected and supported the nursery production activities because of the fact that it ensured shorter time, healthier and lower costs, production with a minimum loss, and uninterrupted production. Utilization of appropriate mechanization techniques determined in accordance with the necessary criteria at the seedling production stages and rehabilitation works in order to ensure the contribution to the forest areas, which are now destroyed due to various reasons, to the national economy, and to realize the forestry policies and targets in a timely manner, will always increase the success, and it will create an important opportunity for preventing a significant portion of occupational accidents that emerge while applying classical methods.

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Impact of Mechanization on Technical Efficiency: A Case Study of Rice Farmers in Iran

Cited by 30 publications

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The impact of credit on the technical efficiency of maize-producing households in Northern Ghana

The impact of credit on the technical efficiency of maize-producing households in Northern Ghana

Ethnic and traditional Iranian rice-based foods

Efficiency Comparison of Mechanization Techniques in Nursery

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