Effects of social capital on technical efficiency of cassava production in Oyo State, Nigeria
2018
OLUROTIMI, P. O. | BAMIRE, A. S. | OGUNLEYE, A. S.
This paper evaluates the effects of social capital available in Innovation Platforms on the technical efficiency of cassava production in Humidtropics field sites in Oyo State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 100 respondents, comprising of 41 platform members and 59 non-members in the sites. Data were collected with the aid of pre-tested structured questionnaire on socio-economic characteristics, farm size, forms of social capital network as well as quantities of inputs and outputs. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, stochastic frontier function and Tobit regression model. The results of the study revealed that the technical efficiency of the farmers are high and membership in the Innovation platform increased the technical efficiency of cassava production. It was recommended that policies should be directed towards the creation of social capital networks through the establishment of Innovation platforms in order to increase the technical efficiency to boost cassava production for food security and better livelihood.
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