Measurement of Efficiency of Yam Production in Nasarawa State, Nigeria: A Profit Function Approach

Igwe, KC

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“…FAO has consistently listed the country among countries that are technically unable to meet their food needs from rain-fed agriculture at low input level. According to Igwe [6], Nigeria has a potential comparative advantage in the production of a variety of fresh and processed high value crops especially vegetable during the dry season, and will ensure stability of output through a more stable production trend and maximization of monetary returns.…”

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Empirical Analysis of Allocative Efficiency among Fadama Food Crop Farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Girei

Maurice

Onuk

2016

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The study examined allocative efficiency and its determinants among fadama food crop farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria using the stochastic cost frontier approach. A single-stage estimation procedure was used where socio-economic variables were incorporated directly into the estimation of the cost frontier model. Data were collected from 160 randomly selected fadama farmers in the state using stratified and purposive sampling techniques. The estimated coefficients of the stochastic cost function revealed that cost of land, cost of agro-chemicals and cost of seeds were statistically significant at 1% level, cost of hired labour and cost of water were significant at 5% level, while cost of inorganic fertilizers was significant at 10% level. The estimated coefficient of the socio-economic variables in the inefficiency cost model shows that farming experience, education and age increases allocative efficiency in fadama food crop production. On the allocative efficiency levels, the result revealed that the farmers were efficient in the allocation of resources in fadama crop production. However, there is a scope for allocative efficiency improvement in the short-run Original Research Articlegiven the current state of technology of 21% and 58% for the average and least efficient farmer respectively. The study recommends the implementation of policies that would improve farmers' access to credit, timely distribution of productive inputs, subsidization of cost of agricultural inputs and the encouragement of research in fadama food crop farming.

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