TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN CASSAVA PRODUCTION: A CASE OF SMALL HOLDER FARMERS IN WAMBA LGA OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA.

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dc.contributor.authorOnuk, E. G.
dc.contributor.authorSalau, E. S.
dc.contributor.authorLuka, E. G.
dc.contributor.authorBiam, C. K.
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-11T13:53:27Z
dc.date.available2023-12-11T13:53:27Z
dc.date.issued2015-09-26
dc.description.abstract77ie study employed the use of the stochastic frontier production function to analyze the technical efficiency of cassava fanners in Wamba Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. A multi stage random sampling technique was used to select 150 cassava farmers from the five districts of the study area. The Data was analyzed using descriptive, inferential statistical techniques and stochastic frontier production function. The empirical estimates showed that an average cassava farmer in the study area had technical efficiency score of 0.879. This implies that cassava farmers in the study area are technically efficient. Non physical factors served as determinants of technical efficiency, they were Age, Education, Family size. Farming experience. Access to credit. Access to cooperative and Extension contact and were however not found to be significant. Majority of cassava farmers in the study area had no access to credit, no contact with extension agents, non formal education which affected the farmers ’ technical efficiency. It was recommended that government should provide adequate information on credit availability to rural farmers, extension agents should be posted to rural areas and farmers should be sensitized to patronize them and improve production of cassava in the study area, the state and the country as a wholeen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTETFUNDen_US
dc.identifier.citationDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Extension. Nasarawa State University Kcffi,en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/2897
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCassava, Wamba, Technical Efficiency.en_US
dc.titleTECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN CASSAVA PRODUCTION: A CASE OF SMALL HOLDER FARMERS IN WAMBA LGA OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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