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An analysis of agricultural production in Pakistan : a study based on the asymmetric role of inputs

Iqbal, Naveed; Sial, Maqbool H.; Saleem, Adeel - In: Pakistan journal of applied economics : PJAE 31 (2021) 2, pp. 191-208

Agricultural inputs are peculiar in nature as an asymmetry in their roles can be identified during the production process. These inputs can be grouped into a set of growth inputs or a set of facilitating inputs. The inputs affecting biological or physiological growth from the inside of the plant...

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Technical efficiency of smallholder agriculture in developing countries : the case of Ethiopia

Tenaye, Anbes - In: Economies : open access journal 8 (2020) 2/34, pp. 1-27

The efficient use of inputs is indispensable in many developing countries, such as Ethiopia. This study assesses the level and determinants of technical efficiency of smallholder farmers using the true fixed effects (TFE) model. The TFE model separates inefficiency from unobserved heterogeneity....

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Risk management under climate change and its implication on technical efficiency : evidence from Senegal

Collins-Sowah, Peron A.; Adjin, Kougblenou C.; Henning, … - In: Q open : a journal of agricultural, climate, … 3 (2023) 1, pp. 1-22

Using empirical data from a nationally representative farm household survey in Senegal, this study evaluated the impact of different risk management strategies employed by farm households on technical efficiency (TE). The findings of the study suggest that risk management has implications for...

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Diversification economies in dairy farming : empirical evidence from Germany

Wimmer, Stefan; Sauer, Johannes - In: European review of agricultural economics 47 (2020) 3, pp. 1338-1365

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Impacts of improved seed maize technology adoption on productivity and technical efficiency in Northern Ghana

Dokyi, Emmanuel; Anang, Benjamin Tetteh; Owusu, Victor - In: Open economics 4 (2021) 1, pp. 118-132

northern Ghana. The findings show that ISMT adoption impacts positively on technical efficiency. Adoption of ISMT enhanced …

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Fertiliser Subsidy and Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Farmers in Selected Districts in the Transitional and the Guinea Savannah Zones of Ghana

Mustapha, Salisu - 2016

The study examined the impact of Ghana's fertiliser subsidy programme on maize output and technical efficiency among … smallholder farmers in Ghana. Several null hypotheses were tested based on data gathered from a sample of three hundred and fifty …-two (352) farmers drawn from two of Ghana's five agro-ecological zones, the Transition zone and the Guinea savannah zone. Both …

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Technical Efficiency of the Small-Scale Batik Production : Evidence from the Central Region of Ghana

Dasmani, Isaac; Aglobitse, Peter - 2012

producers was interviewed for the purpose from the Central Region of Ghana. The Stochastic Frontier approach was used in … were also estimated. Results indicate that the mean technical efficiency of Ghana’s batik production industry was 66 … Ghana …

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Does ANSP size and scope matter in the European ANS market? : a multi-product stochastic frontier approach

Buyle, Sven; Dewulf, Wouter; Kupfer, Franziska; Onghena, Evy - In: Journal of air transport management 83 (2020), pp. 1-7

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Impact of diversification on technical efficiency of organic farming in Switzerland, Austria and Southern Germany

Lakner, Sebastian; Kirchweger, Stefan; Hoop, Daniel; … - 2015

The paper investigates the impact of subsidies and of para-agriculture on the technical efficiency of organic farms in Switzerland, Austria and Southern Germany. The data-set consists of bookkeeping data with 1,704 observations in the years 2003 to 2005. Technical efficiency is modelled using a...

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Farmer participation in supermarket channels and technical efficiency : the case of vegetable production in Kenya

Rao, Elizaphan James Oburu; Qaim, Matin - 2009

Supermarkets and high-value exports are currently gaining ground in the agri-food systems of many developing countries. While recent research has analyzed income effects in the small farm sector, impacts on farming efficiency have hardly been studied. Using a survey of Kenyan vegetable growers...

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