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Measuring maize production efficiency in the eastern Ethiopia: Stochastic frontier approach

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  • Musa Hasen Ahmed
  • Aemro Tazeze
  • Alem Mezgebo
  • Eden Andualem

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This study evaluated the technical, economic and allocative efficiency of maize production in eastern Ethiopia using cross-sectional data collected from 480 maize plots. The stochastic production function, fitted using the Cobb–Douglas production function, indicated that the amount of seed, land and DAP (Diammonium phosphate) are highly significant in determining maize production in the study area. The results of the study also indicated that the potential to improve economic efficiency of maize production in the study area relies more on allocative efficiency compared with technical efficiency. The study also identified socioeconomic and institutional factors that determine technical efficiency in the study area.

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  • Musa Hasen Ahmed & Aemro Tazeze & Alem Mezgebo & Eden Andualem, 2018. "Measuring maize production efficiency in the eastern Ethiopia: Stochastic frontier approach," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(7), pages 779-786, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rajsxx:v:10:y:2018:i:7:p:779-786
    DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2018.1514757
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    2. Monika Burghauserová & Zuzana Rowland & Lenka Novotná, 2022. "Production function in agriculture in the Czech Republic," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 10(1), pages 453-466, September.
    3. Elahi, Ehsan & Khalid, Zainab, 2022. "Estimating smart energy inputs packages using hybrid optimisation technique to mitigate environmental emissions of commercial fish farms," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 326(C).
    4. Raoul Akanro & Abraham Amoussouga Gero & Marie Odile Attanasso, 2022. "Estimation and determinants of technical efficiency of smallholder cashew (anacardium) farmers in Dassa district, Benin: a bootstrap data envelopment approach," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 2(12), pages 1-17, December.
    5. Abebayehu Girma Geffersa & Frank Wogbe Agbola & Amir Mahmood, 2022. "Modelling technical efficiency and technology gap in smallholder maize sector in Ethiopia: accounting for farm heterogeneity," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(5), pages 506-521, January.

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