Productivity improvement in Ecowas millet farming
2011
Ajetomobi, J.O.,Ladoke Akintola Univ. of Technology, Ogbomoso (Nigeria). Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Extension
This study used stochastic production frontier analysis to assess productivity growth of millet in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The data were collected from Food and Agriculture Organization Statistical (FAOSTAT) database and covered a 45 year period (1961-2005) separated into pre-ECOWAS (1961-1978) and ECOWAS (1979-2005). The results show that: 1) a productivity improvement of 0.7-15% in the periods studied was observed; 2) technical change had a big impact on productivity, indicating that producers have a tendency to catch-up with the front runners. The average TFP in pre-ECOWAS period is larger than that of ECOWAS period. In both periods, productivity growth is sustained through technological progress.
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