Technical efficiency of rice in district Dadu of Sindh province
2009
Panhwer, Z.A.
The study analyzed the technical efficiency for a sample of rice farmers in three talukas of district Dadu of Sindh province during the year 2007, using Cob-Douglas stochastic frontier production functions, compares the efficiency estimates obtained from traditional rice growers and progressive farmers. The correlation test confirms that our efficiency scores obtained from the calculations of figures from different rice farms are positively and significantly correlated. The results reveal substantial production inefficiency for sample rice farmers in the study district and hence significant potential for farmers to reduce their costs by increasing efficiency. The land in the study area is one of the suitable rice growing soils and there is great potential for increasing rice productivity per unit area. Policies leading to improvement of farm education land quality and land holding will be beneficial for improving farmers technical efficiency.
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