Economic study of wheat produetion factors in yazd province
2003
Salem, Jalal | Tabatabaiee, Seiied Ali | Abiar, Ghasem
Wheat is the most important field croppig in Yazd province, that plays an important role in providing income as well as self consumption needs of the farmers of This province. In this study technical efficiency of wheet producers is measured by using three estimating methods of frontier production function, thereby social-economic factors affecting the technical inefficiency are determined. Required data were gathered through two stage cluster sampling method in two region of Yazd province (marvast and Herat) during the year 2000-2001. Based on the findings of this research there is much discrepencies between technical efficiency of the best wheat producers with that of the others. Therefore, it is possible to increase production without any major change in technology and used resources, thus decreasing the discrepancy between the best and the other producers. The main social – economic factors affecting the Technical inefficiency of wheat producers have been educational level, participation in training akd extension services programs , ownership of agricul tural maehinery and the number of land units under the wheat cultivation.
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