Abstract:
This research study was conducted to compute technical efficiency of wheat production in Sindh Province of Pakistan through Cobb-Douglas frontier production function. Three wheat producing districts of Sindh namely Larkana, Hyderabad, and Badin were randomly selected from different agro-ecological zones of Sindh. Using multi-stage sampling method, 384 farmers were selected from the above districts and data were collected through interview schedule. Survey results revealed that on an overall basis, cost per acre was around (Rs.9000) and was distributed under different heads like tractor (Rs. 2,117), seed (Rs. 2,045), DAP (Rs. 2,858), Urea (Rs. 2,076), and pesticide (Rs.418). Per acre yield and revenue was computed as 33.5 mds of wheat grains and exactly the same yield of wheat chaff was recorded. The sale price of grain yield was Rs.921 per md, while Rs.150 per md for chaff. Total revenue generated from one acre was Rs.35,901. Quite a large variations in yield and corresponding revenue was observed across the District’s under this survey. The highest yield and revenue were computed for Hyderabad where average yield was 51.6 mds/acre and lowest was found in Larkana (24.1 mds/acre). The benefit-cost ratio was 2.95, on an overall basis. Benefit-cost ratio for Hyderabad was 4.06 which was almost double of that in Badin (2.11). The average value of technical efficiency was 0.36% which ranged from 0.12% to 0.95%. Better performance of farms in Hyderabad was obvious while relatively similar distribution of farms by technical efficiency in Larkana and Badin was observed. In Hyderabad about 28% of farms under the survey had technical efficiency within the range of 50-60% against 2% in Larkana while none of the farms in Badin was observed within the above referred range.
Page(s):
88-95
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Sciences, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Year: 2013