Technical Efficiency of Maize Farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

There has been decrease in productivity of maize in recent time due to factors such as obsolete farm management practices, inadequate resource use fragile ecosystem, land tenure among others. Thus, this study examined technical efficiency among maize farmers in Oyo state, Nigeria. Primary data was collected through a multistage sampling procedure with stochastic frontier analysis as an analytical technique. Findings shows that there are more male 70.56%, majority are married (76.49%), 78.88% have either of primary, secondary and tertiary institutions with 34.4% of the farmers have access to credit. The mean farming experience is 7.11 years with 83.89% of the farmers having experience of (0-10 years), mean income of the farmers is x51512.22 and average farm size 19.12 heatares.

A Stochastic Frontier Analysis of Maize Production Efficiency and Its Climate-Smart Agricultural Practice Determinants in Southeast, Nigeria

“…Understanding the efficiency of maize production and the factors influencing it is essential for devising targeted interventions that promote sustainable agricultural development (Hassan et al, 2014) [30] and ensure food security in Nigeria and Africa at large. The existing literature by Adedeji et al (2011) [4] ; Aye, and Mungatana (2012) [18] ; Chan et al (2017) [23] ; Fasakin, & Akinbode (2020) [29] ; and Oluwole et al (2021) [57] on maize production efficiency in Nigeria and Africa provides valuable insights into the technical, allocative, and economic efficiency of farming systems. However, the majority of these studies have focused on conventional production practices without adequately considering the influence of climate-smart agricultural practices (CSAPs) and their interaction with socioeconomic factors.…”