scholarly journals Pilot Study on Bread Wheat Production Efficiency of the Small Scale Farmers in Hetosa District of Arsi Zone

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
Arsi Zone ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

scholarly journals Small-Scale Irrigation and Production Efficiency among Vegetable Farmers in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: The DEA Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Douglas Kibirige ◽  
Ajay S. Singh ◽  
Lovemore M. Rugube
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Low Literacy ◽  
Land Reforms ◽  
Dea Approach ◽  
Small Scale Farmers ◽  
Small Scale Irrigation

Despite the establishment and revitalization of small-scale irrigation schemes, input subsidies and tractor hire schemes in the rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa productivity among small-scale farmers is recorded low and anticipated to decline. For survival, small-scale farmers have resorted to cultivating high value crops including vegetables. However, their vegetable productivity is far less than the estimated potential yields, and information regarding their production efficiency is limited. Therefore, this study was aimed at determining farmer’s production efficiency to generate meaningful information necessary for designing feasible pro-poor policies aimed at catalysing increased the productivity and rural household incomes. The study was carried out at Qamata and Tyefu irrigation schemes, and approximately 158 farmers were interviewed. The Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach was used to generate results. The findings in this article indicated that most farmers are old aged with low literacy levels. Farmers were also allocating few hectares of land for cabbage production with far less application of fertilizers and pesticides compared to the recommended amounts. Farmers at Qamata and Tyefu irrigation schemes are technically, allocatively and economically efficient at 98%, 72% and 77% level, respectively. Thus, for improving the productivity, farmers need to maintain the same technologies and adjust on the amounts of fertilizers, seeds and pesticides used for improving allocative and economic efficiency. Results suggested that this can be achieved through encouraging more youth participation in farming, improved input-agronomic and agribusiness skills, catalysing processes of land reforms, and construction of more dams.

Does use of draft animal power increase economic efficiency of smallholder farms in Kenya?

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.M. Guthiga ◽  
J.T. Karugia ◽  
R.A. Nyikal
Keyword(s):  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Crop Yields ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Smallholder Farms ◽  
Land Preparation ◽  
Animal Power ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

AbstractDraft animal power (DAP) has been identified as an environmentally friendly technology that is based on renewable energy and encompasses integration of livestock and crop production systems. Draft animal technology provides farmers with a possibility to cheaply access and use manure from the draft animals and farm power needed to apply renewable practices for land intensification. Compared to motorized mechanization, DAP is viewed as an appropriate and affordable technology especially for small-scale farmers in developing countries who cannot afford the expensive fuel-powered tractor mechanization. However, it is apparent that there is no consensus among researchers on how it affects crop yields, profit and production efficiency when applied in farm operations. This study addressed the question of whether using DAP increases economic efficiency of smallholder maize producers in central Kenya. Results of the study are derived from a sample of 80 farmers, 57% of whom used draft animals while 43% used hand hoes in carrying farm operations. In the study area, draft animals are almost exclusively used for land preparation and planting, with very few farmers applying them in the consecutive operations such as weeding. A profit function was estimated to test the hypothesis of equal economic efficiency between ‘DAP’ and ‘hoe’ farms. The results showed that farmers who used DAP obtained higher yields and operated at a higher economic efficiency compared to those who used hand hoes. The analysis underscores the viability of DAP in increasing profitability of small-scale farms; however, other aspects of the technology, such as affordability of the whole DAP package, availability of appropriate implements and skills of using the technology, must be taken into account when promoting adoption of DAP technology.

scholarly journals Ways to Improve the Productivity of Oasis Agriculture: Increasing the Scale of Household Production and Human Capital? A Case Study on Seed Maize Production in Northwest China

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1218
Author(s):  
Yao Wei ◽  
Fanglei Zhong ◽  
Xijing Luo ◽  
Penglong Wang ◽  
Xiaoyu Song
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Oasis Agriculture ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

Oasis agriculture in arid areas faces the constraints of scarce resources and a fragile ecological environment. Improving agricultural production efficiency is the key solution. However, there are few studies analyzing the relationship between farmers’ production efficiency and planting scale from a micro-empirical perspective. Herein, we study the seed-producing corn growers in Zhangye city, and supplement special survey data with national input–output survey data. We use data envelopment analysis to measure agricultural production efficiency, and tobit regression to calculate the marginal effects of factors affecting production efficiency on farms of different scales. The results show that production efficiency is greater for large-scale farmers than for small-scale farmers. Duration of technical training, education time of laborers, planting income, and productive expenditure are significantly positively correlated with production efficiency. Average age of farmers and the amount of pesticide and fertilizer use are significantly negatively correlated with production efficiency. Off-farm activities improve the production efficiency of small-scale farmers but inhibit it for medium- and large-scale farmers. Differences exist in marginal impacts for different scales of farmland. We conclude that expanding the scale of family farms and optimizing human capital are effective for improving agricultural production efficiency in arid oasis areas.

scholarly journals Analysis of Economic Efficiency and Farm Size: A Case Study of Wheat Farmers in Nakuru District, Kenya

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Mburu ◽  
Chris Ackello-Ogutu ◽  
Richard Mulwa
Keyword(s):  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
The Social ◽  
Small Scale Farmers

The primary objective of this study is to examine the effect of farm size on economic efficiency among wheat producers and to suggest ways to improve wheat production in the country. Specifically, the study attempts to estimate the levels of technical, allocative, and economic efficiencies among the sampled 130 large and small scale wheat producers in Nakuru District. The social-economic factors that influence economic efficiency in wheat production have also been determined. Results indicate that the mean technical, allocative, and economic efficiency indices of small scale wheat farmers are 85%, 96%, and 84%, respectively. The corresponding figures for the large scale farmers are 91%, 94%, and 88%, respectively. The number of years of school a farmer has had in formal education, distance to extension advice, and the size of the farm have strong influence on the efficiency levels. The relatively high levels of technical efficiency among the small scale farmers defy the notion that wheat can only be efficiently produced by the large scale farmers.

scholarly journals Determinants of intensity of bread wheat packages adoption in Tigary, Northern Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 1101
Author(s):  
Luchia Tekle Gebremariam ◽  
Hadush Hagos
Keyword(s):  
Bread Wheat ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
Multiple Production

The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing the intensity of use of improved bread wheat package adoption in the study area. Two kebeles was selected randomly among the potentially wheat producing kebeles in each selected districts and a total of 120 randomly selected households were interviewed for this study. Tobit model was used to elucidate factors affecting adoption of technology packages. Result of the econometric model indicated, male headship (sex), TLU and multiple production objective orientation were important variables which had positively and significantly influenced adoption and intensity of adoption of improved bread wheat production package. Whereas, age of the household, increased annual off-non farm income, increased areas of own farm land, being far apart from the farmer training center and residences had shown negative relationship with adoption and intensity of adoption. The overall finding of the study underlined the high importance of institutional support such as extension; credit and market to enhance adoption of improved wheat production package. Therefore, policy and development interventions should give emphasis to improvement of such institutional support system so as to achieve wider adoption, increased productivity and income to small scale farmers.

Cost Structure and Production Efficiency of Small Scale Wheat Farms in Punjab

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Cost Structure ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Small Farms ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Cost

The present investigation estimated the cost and return structure and technical efficiency in wheat production in Punjab. A sample of 280 farmers consisting of 121 marginal and 159 small farmers was selected, and the per hectare cost of cultivation and gross returns were recorded to be `65503.64 and 87590.86 on marginal farms and `62117.95 and 85036.13 on small farms. The study revealed the mean technical efficiency of 82.04 percent in Punjab state. Only 8.93 percent of the farmers operated with more than 90 percent technical efficiency. Operational area and education were the most influential determinants of technical efficiency.

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