of scale in Kenyan dairy in terms of relative profit efficiency at different levels of output, and identify policy and … model approach was used to analyze the determinants of profitability and inefficiency. Unit profitability per farm ranged … of scale of farm, inefficiency significantly contributed to variability in profitability across farms. Scale had no …

estimation of marginal effect and technical efficiency. Using panel data from the Hebei province of China, we calculate the … marginal effect of fertilizer at mean input levels, and between 1% and 4% for technical efficiency. …

This study uses the concept of meta-frontier function to examine the technical efficiency and varietal-gap of rice … of rice planted are local (Ofada), improved (Mai-Nasara) and New Rice for African (NERICA). The technical efficiency …). Estimates of the frontier were obtained assuming a translog functional form. Results revealed mean technical efficiency of 55 …

in technical efficiency of the two systems. Results show although rice cultivation through Bolon involved higher cost … to single transplanting. The estimate of tech nical efficiency shows the farmers practicing the Bolon system are more …

Multi-year nationwide survey data is used to estimate maize yield response functions and determine profitability of … soil conditions in two major agro-climatic zones. Profitability of fertilizer use is determined for each group of … significant impact on the profitability of fertilizer use. Greater distances and transport costs from provincial centers erode the …

Using panel data of 450 farm households for the period of 1996-2001 in Zhejiang, China, we measured land distributional … distribution among the households, and for the concentration of land to households with higher efficiency. With a land rental … market in a dynamic economic development process, improvements in overall production efficiency of the households, however …

productivity and efficiency levels in maize production in CA and conventional farming. The analysis is based on a three year panel … technical efficiency between CA and conventional farming. Study results indicate that CA technology is implemented in relatively …. Technical efficiency levels are generally the same (about 68%) for both technologies. Two-thirds of farmers achieve efficiency …