Abstract:
This study was conducted to assess the technical, allocative and economic efficiency and inefficiency determinants of off-season tomato growing farmers in districts Faisalabad and Toba Tek Singh of Punjab province, Pakistan. Primary data were collected from 70 off-season tomato growers by using the simple random technique of sampling in 2014. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) showed that mean values of technical, allocative and economic efficiencies were 88.9%, 44.7% and 40%, respectively. The minimum scores of technical, allocative and economic efficiencies were 53.1%, 24.7% and 17.6%, respectively. The results demonstrated the presence of considerable potential in order to increase the production efficiencies. Input level could reduce by 11.1% and cost of production could reduce by 55.3% to get the same level of output by using available technology. Inefficiency determinants showed that farmer's education, off-season tomato growing experience, credit availability, contacts with extension agents and off-season tomato area had a negative and significant impact on production inefficiencies while the impact of age, family size, and market distance was positive and significant on production efficiencies. It is speculated that government should promote education, credit availability, extension services and quality of inputs, and subsidize small farmers for tunnel material and encourage the large farmers to earn foreign exchange.
Page(s):
169-177
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Year: 2017
Keywords:
Punjab
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Tobit Model
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Production efficiency
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Vegetables
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Offseason tomato