Piesse, Jenifer; Bach, Helmke Sartorius Von; Thirtle, Colin - In: Journal of International Development 8 (1996) 1, pp. 125-144
This study applies data envelopment analysis (DEA) to 1990-91 maize production data for small-holders in the Northern Transvaal homelands of KaNgwane, Lebowa and Venda. There are extremely large differences in efficiency, both between farms and between regions. Within regions, the poorest farms...