Resource-Use Efficiency and Return to Scale in Smallholders Rubber Farming System in Edo State, Nigeria

Estimating Production Function with Economic Content Using Data Envelopment Analysis as a Complement to Marginal Analysis in Rice Production of Kwara State, Nigeria

“…7 (model III) that all the factors were under utilized as the MVP was higher than MIC. This results is similar to the study of [28,29], they stated that most of physical resources are underutilized due to cost of obtaining them. However in this research both cost and poor access to appropriate inputs were responsible for underutilization of herbicides and organic fertilizer [30].…”

Technical efficiency and profitability of small holder natural rubber production in southern Nigeria

“…Natural rubber production is a labour-intensive activity constrained by skilled labour resources to tap rubber and poses a threat to many other rubber producing countries. Mesike et al (2009) reported that labour had been a critical factor in rubber production in Nigeria, where production is done manually. Inconvenient working conditions (unattractive wages and inadequate medical and housing facilities) may be repulsive.…”

“…Mustapha (2011) reported a significant relationship between the cultivated area of rubber smallholdings in Malaysia and an increase in latex production. The importance of farm size as one of the production and technology adoption factors in agriculture was stressed by Mesike et al (2009). The production elasticity of the age of the plantation was statistically significant (≤0.001) and inversely related to output.…”

Potential of mathematical model-based decision making to promote sustainable performance of agriculture in developing countries: A review article

“…Evidence from many studies uncovers this fact. Resource use inefficiency such as technical inefficiency, distribution inefficiency, and environmental costs are key factors that compromised the performance of agriculture over time in developing regions (Haque, 2006;Mesike et al, 2009;Mussa et al, 2011;Alabdulkader et al, 2012).…”