| Autor: |
Mengistu Alemu, Daregot Berihun, Jourdain C. Lokossou, Bedilu Yismaw |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| DOI: |
10.21203/rs.3.rs-2199516/v1 |
| Popis: |
The paper used stochastic frontier analysis to investigate factors contributing to productivity and efficiency heterogeneity among smallholder maize producers in Ethiopia. Findings showed that the supply of inputs and technology significantly impacted maize productivity, and they are significant efficiency differences among farmers. We found that women-managed households were more efficient than their male-managed counterparts. We also offer new insights into a non-linear effect of farmers’ education on their efficiency level. Furthermore, we documented that households would benefit from a 20.80% productivity gain and 14% production cost savings if they were operating at the full economic efficiency level. Land fragmentation and distance from the main market were the key factors that adversely affected the efficiency level of smallholder maize farmers. Hence, policies leading to reduction of land fragmentation and developing market infrastructure in rural areas could promote the efficiency of farmers which enhances farm productivity. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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