Allocative Efficiency of Maize Growers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. | [Sarhad Journal of Agriculture • 2019]

Author(s):

1. Aftab Khan: Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

2. Shahid Ali: Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

3. Sufyan Ullah Khan: College of Economics and Management, Northwest A and F University,Yangling, Shaanxi, China

4. Syed Attaullah Shah: Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract:

This study was carried out across four agro-ecological zones of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to analyze the allocative eficiency of inputs in maize production.This study employed a multistage stage sampling technique for choosing the sample size.The data was collected from 200 respondents using a well-designed interview schedule. Cobb-Douglas type production function was modelled to estimated allocative eficiencies of individual inputs used in maize production.The estimated allocative eficiencies of Urea and DAP were 3.24 and 2.04,respectively. hTis implies that these inputs were underutilized that might be due to poor farming skills of the sampled respondents, lack of information regarding application of such inputs and lack of availability of credit to them to use the appropriate and recommended dose of these inputs. Allocative eficiencies of tractor hours, FYM and labour were 1.16, 1.02 and 0.97, respectively, suggesting that these inputs were eficiently utilized. Facilitation of maize growers with subsidized and timely availability of inputs, provision of agriculture credit with reasonable interest rate and easy instalments and field based trainings are policy options for enhancing maize productivity.

Page(s): 913-919

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Volume: 35, Issue: 3, Year: 2019

Keywords:

Allocative efficiency , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , CobbDouglas type production function , Pakistan

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