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  • Technical Efficiency and Social Capital in Tilapia Aquaculture Production in Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines

    Aljanet M. Jandoc
    This paper focuses on tilapia aquaculture production in Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Primary data were collected from a field survey. Apart from investigating the effects of technical efficiency variables (e.g., operator’s experience, age of fishpond owner, and frequency of visits of the...
    Volume 16 Issue No. 2 (December 2019)

  • Technical Efficiency Analysis of Small-scale Cassava Farming in Lao PDR

    Thanongsai Soukkhamthat and Grace Y. Wong
    This study investigates returns of scale, estimates technical efficiency, and identifies the determinant factors of the efficiency of small-scale cassava farming in Vientiane and Savannakhet provinces, Lao PDR. Cross-sectional data on inputs, output, and farming characteristics from 193 cassava...
    Volume 13 Issue No. 1 (June 2016)

  • Technical Efficiency of Fruit and Vegetable Producers in Tamil Nadu, India: A Stochastic Frontier Approach

    Srinivasulu Rajendran
    In India, fruits and vegetables (F&V) significantly contribute to food and nutritional security; they also enhance the livelihoods of smallholders. In recent years, demand has been increasing for these important crops, yet their productivity has been decelerating. Technical innovations can...
    Volume 11 Issue No. 1 (June 2014)

  • Estimation of Technical Efficiency for Rice Farms in Central Thailand Using Stochastic Frontier Approach

    Kallika Taraka, Ismail Abd. Latif, Mad Nasir Shamsudin, and Shaufique bin Ahmad Sidique
    As one of Thailand's economic crops, rice plays an important role in generating national income and creating domestic employment for the country. Its production has been increasing because of the expansion of areas planted to rice and not due to increases in productivity. The national average...
    Volume 9 Issue No. 2 (December 2012)

  • Technical Efficiency of Land Tenure Contracts in West Java Province, Indonesia

    Erizal Jamal and Yovita Anggita Dewi
    Obtaining land tenure contracts for rice farms is a major problem faced by farmer tenants in the province of West Java. This study aimed to analyze the type of land tenure contracts in this region and the levels of technical efficiency of each contract system. Data were collected through a survey...
    Volume 6 Issue No. 2 (December 2009)

  • Assessment of Neighborhood and Spillover Effects on Technical Efficiency of Irrigated Rice Farmers

    Donald B. Villanueva, Zenaida M. Sumalde, Valerien O. Pede, Yolanda T. Garcia, and U-Primo E. Rodriguez
    Neighborhood and spillover effects on technical efficiency were investigated among 270 randomly drawn farming households from 18 irrigated villages in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, using a two-step procedure. In the first stage, stochastic frontier production function was used to estimate...
    Volume 14 Issue No. 2 (December 2017)

  • Rural Labor Outmigration and Gender Dimension in an Assessment of Farm Technical Efficiency: A Case Study in Selected Rice Villages in the Philippines

    Joyce S. Luis, Thelma R. Paris, Maria Fay Rola-Rubzen, and Valerien O. Pede
    Several studies have shown that labor outmigration is one of the livelihood strategies of poor farming households. However, no studies have shown its effect on rice crop production including a gender dimension on technical efficiency in rice farming. This paper attempts to improve the understanding...
    Volume 12 Issue No. 1 (June 2015)

  • Technical Efficiency of Rice-Producing Households in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam

    Huynh Truong Huy
    Technical Effi ciency (TE) is an estimation of the ability of a household to produce the maximum output with the given inputs. It is usually estimated by using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) and stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). Data collected from 261 rice-farming households in the Mekong...
    Volume 6 Issue No. 2 (December 2009)

  • Productivity and Competitiveness of Garlic Production in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines

    Ceptryl S. Mina, Salvador P. Catelo, and Carolyn D. Jimenez
    A total of 124 garlic farmers were selected and interviewed to evaluate the productivity and competitiveness of garlic farming in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The Technical efficiency (TE) was estimated using a stochastic frontier analysis or SFA based on the Cobb-Douglas production...
    Volume 18 Issue No. 1 (June 2021)

  • Measuring the Efficiency of Rice Production in Myanmar Using Data Envelopment Analysis

    Thuzar Linn and Broos Maenhout
    Rice production in Myanmar is constrained by biophysical and socioeconomic factors. Nonetheless, efficient farm practices can enhance productivity, farmers’ profit, and the price and quality of marketed rice. This study analyzed the profitability and efficiency of rice production in the...
    Volume 16 Issue No. 2 (December 2019)

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