FARM SIZE EFFICIENCY DIFFERENTIALS OF BIO-FORTIFIED CASSAVA PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA: A STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS APPROACH

The study specifically investigated farm size efficiency differentials of bio-fortified cassava production in Nigeria. Data were collected through a cross-sectional survey of bio-fortified cassava producers in Nigeria. The estimated coefficients of the parameters of production variables for small scale bio-fortified cassava farm size (land, herbicide and fertilizer) played a major role in bio-fortified cassava production on a small scale in Nigeria. For the medium and large scale bio-fortified cassava farm size, production variables (land, labor and fertilizer) and (land, labor, herbicide and fertilizer) respectively played a major role in bio-fortified cassava production. The average economic efficiency of the small, medium and large scale bio-fortified cassava producers was 42%, 54% and 63% respectively. Policies intended to increase the popularization and cultivation of bio-fortified cassava in Nigeria should be targeted toward the small and medium scale cassava farmers since they carried the majority of the producer of bio-fortified cassava in Nigeria.

Analisi Regresi Data Panel pada Kinerja Perbankan di Indonesia

Abstract- The determinants of bank performance can be grouped into three groups, namely; 1) bank specific factors related to management decisions and policy objectives, 2) industry factors related to industrial structure and market growth, and 3) macroeconomic factors that reflect the economic conditions in which the bank operates. This study analyzes the effect of bank-specific factors and industry factors on banking performance using panel data regression analysis on a sample of 39 Indonesian Commercial Banks during the 2015-2019 period. Bank specific factors consist of bank size, efficiency, and capital adequacy, while the industrial factor in this study is the market structure which includes market concentration and market share. Banking performance is measured by Return on Equity and Net Interest Margin. The results of this study indicate that bank size and efficiency (BOPO) has a negative and significant effect on banking performance. Capital adequacy and market concentration have no effect on banking performance. Meanwhile, the market share variable has a positive and significant effect on banking performance as measured by Net Interest Margin but does not affect banking performance as measured by Return on Equity. Keywords : bank size, efficiency, capital adequacy, market structure, banking performance Abstrak- Determinan kinerja bank dapat dikelompokkan menjadi tiga kelompok yaitu ; 1) faktor spesifik bank yang terkait dengan keputusan manajemen dan tujuan kebijakan, 2) faktor industri yang terkait struktur industri dan pertumbuhan pasar, dan 3) faktor makroekonomi yang mencerminkan keadaan ekonomi dimana bank beroperasi. Penelitian ini menganalisis pengaruh faktor spesifik bank dan faktor industri terhadap kinerja perbankan dengan menggunakan analisis regresi data panel pada sampel dari 39 Bank Umum Konvensional Indonesia selama periode 2015-2019. Faktor spesifik bank terdiri atas ukuran bank, efisiensi, dan kecukupan modal sedangkan faktor industri dalam penelitian ini adalah struktur pasar yang meliputi konsentrasi pasar dan pangsa pasar. Kinerja perbankan diukur dengan Return on Equity dan Net Interest Margin. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan hasil bahwa variabel ukuran bank dan efisiensi (BOPO) memiliki pengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja perbankan. Variabel kecukupan modal dan konsentrasi pasar tidak berpengaruh terhadap kinerja perbankan. Sedangkan variabel pangsa pasar memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja perbankan yang diukur dengan Net Interest Margin namun tidak berpengaruh terhadap kinerja perbankan yang diukur dengan Return on Equity. Keywords : ukuran bank, efisiensi, kecukupan modal, struktur pasar, kinerja perbankan

PENGARUH FAKTOR INTERNAL DAN FAKTOR MAKROEKONOMI TERHADAP STABILITAS BANK UMUM SYARIAH DI INDONESIA PERIODE 2012-2018

ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh ukuran bank, efisiensi, capital buffer, PDB, Inflasi, dan suku bunga terhadap tingkat stabilitas Bank Umum Syariah di Indonesia periode 2012-2018. Penelitian ini menggunakan data panel dan metode z-score dalam mengukur stabilitas. Data diambil dari website resmi Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) dan annual report masing masing bank umum syariah. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan variabel ukuran bank (size), efisiensi, capital buffer, PDB (Produk Domestik Bruto), inflasi dan suku bunga (BI rate) secara simultan memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan. Kata Kunci: Stabilitas, Bank Umum Syariah, ukuran bank, efisiensi, capital buffer, PDB, Inflasi, suku bunga ABSTRACTThis study aims to determine the effect of bank size, efficiency, capital buffer, GDP, inflation, and interest rates on the level of stability of Sharia Commercial Banks in Indonesia for the period of 2012-2018. This study uses panel data and z-score method in measuring stability. This study used data obtained from the official website of the Central Statistics Agency and the annual report of each Islamic commercial bank. The results of this study indicate that the variable of bank size, efficiency, capital buffer, GDP (Gross Domestic Product), inflation and interest rates (BI rate) simultaneously have a significant effect.Keywords: Stability, Sharia Commercial Banks, bank size, efficiency, capital buffer, GDP, inflation, and interest rates

Determinants of Economic Farm-Size–Efficiency Relationship in Smallholder Maize Farms in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

The economic farm-size–efficiency relationship for maize remains unclear. A question that has yet to be answered conclusively is whether farm size affects productivity. The debate on land-appropriation-without-compensation ultimately revolves around the optimal land size and conditions under which farmers can benefit from a more rational utilization of available land. As important as the farm-size–efficiency debate is, it has not received much attention since the launch of the land reform programme. Again, the farm sizes examined in the previous studies reflected large-scale commercial agriculture and were mainly in relation to wheat production rather than the dietary staple of maize. This paper applied parametric efficiency measures under alternative distributional assumptions to data generated from 267 maize-farming households, to understand the economic farm-size–efficiency relationships and their determinants. It emerged that, while farm size is a key determinant of economic efficiency in maize production, its effect on technical efficiency is still contested. Findings suggest that farmer support should be prioritized, and the government’s efforts to make farmers more productive should emphasize gender equity and optimal use of land.

Dynamics of capital adequacy and profitability of internationalized deposit money banks in Nigeria

The study examined the dynamic responses of profitability indexes to capital adequacy ratios of authorized internationalized deposit money banks in Nigeria. The data were sourced from the financial year books of the deposit money banks and analyzed with static and dynamic panel estimators. The static estimator shows that the banks have differences in managerial style, size and profitability. Also, it was revealed that return on asset and return on equity responded positively to asset size, efficiency of the use of asset and current ratio in the static models and they were highly significant. However, they were insignificant in the dynamic specifications except asset size that was significant in the return on asset model showing a weak dynamic response of profitability to capital adequacy ratios. Hence the study recommended that Banks should improve their share based as to increase the asset as this will improve profitability.

The Qualities of the Audit Committees of Jordanian Banks in Jordan

The study aims to find the qualities of the size, efficiency, and independence of the Audit Committee, based on data provided in the annual financial reports of banks in Jordan. The results show that all Jordanian banks in the financial sector consist of audit committees. The members of the Audit Committee are graduate holders but a small percentage have professional degrees, and that the committee members numbers are not less than three members, also they receive bonuses and not salaries to enhance their independence. The researcher recommends providing a guide to the committee and providing members with professional certificates to enhance their mandatory role in auditing.