Abstract:
A study was conducted in the Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan during the year 2008 to determine technical efficiency of off-seasons cauliflower growers. Two villages (Anga and Khoura) of Soone Valley, district Khushab, Punjab were selected. Frontier production function was used and its parameters were estimated with maximum likelihood estimator. Cobb Douglas production function was found as an appropriate method for given data set. Production elasticity showed that irrigation, labor, plant protection measures, farmyard manure and tractor hours had positive impact on cauliflower production. Education showed positive effect on technical efficiency irrespective of growing season. Age and experience of cauliflower growers were negatively related to their technical efficiency. Mean technical efficiency was 70 and 83 percent, respectively in off-season I and off-season II indicating a great potential to increase cauliflower production, with available resources and technology. Maximum and minimum level of technical efficiency in off-season I was 0.39 and 0.99 while in off-season II it was 0.48 to 0.99, respectively. The results implied that small farmers were more efficient due to better utilization of available resources as compared to medium and large farmers.
Page(s):
391-405
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume: 49, Issue: 3, Year: 2011