The Efficiency of Traditional and Hybrid Maize Production in Eastern Ethiopia : An Extended Efficiency Decomposition Approach
The productive efficiencies of traditional and hybrid maize producers in eastern Ethiopia are derived using an efficiency decomposition technique that we extend to account for scale effects. The paper illustrates the sensitivity of the conventional approach to scale effects. The results revealed high inefficiency among both traditional and hybrid maize producers. High inefficiency among hybrid maize producers is consistent with the argument that food production gains from improved agricultural technologies have not been realised in poor countries like Ethiopia due mainly to poor support services, including extension, education, credit and input supply
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[2015]
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Authors: | Alene, Arega D. |
Other Persons: | Hassan, Rashid M. (contributor) |
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[2015]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Äthiopien | Ethiopia | Maisanbau | Maize production | Effizienz | Efficiency | Dekompositionsverfahren | Decomposition method | Skalenertrag | Returns to scale |
Description of contents: | Abstract [papers.ssrn.com] |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | In: Journal of African Economies, Vol. 15, Issue 1, pp. 91-116, 2006 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 2006 erstellt Volltext nicht verfügbar |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012707980