Technical Inefficiency Determinants in Agricultural Production: The Case of Potato Farmers in Ethiopia
Daniel Hailu
Abstract:Purpose:The study identified the factors that cause variation in the level of efficiency in potato production. The study used household-level cross-sectional data collected in 2019/20 from 196 sample farmers selected by multistage sampling technique. Design/Methodology/Approach: For the data collection, a personally administered structured questionnaire was used. Descriptive statistics, a stochastic frontier model (SFM), and a twolimit Tobit regression model were employed in the analyses. Tobit's model reveale… Show more
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