An Estimation of Technical Efficiency of Strawberry Production in District Charsadda Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. | [Sarhad Journal of Agriculture • 2018]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Tariq: Department of Economics Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan

2. Muhammad Khawar Hussain: Department of Economics Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan

3. Zilakat Khan Malik: Department of Economics, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

4. Noor Jehan: Department of Economics Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan

Abstract:

The study used a Stochastic Frontier Approach for measuring the technical eficiency of strawberry production at farm level. For this purpose data has been collected from 382 randomly selected strawberry producers of two purposively selected villages of district Charsadda. Out of 382 producers 176 were located in Tebana Dhere and 206 in Sarkai village. It is find out that 47% of land area was under the cultivation of strawberry with average production of 2898 kilogram per acre. The per acre average values of land preparation, NPK fertilizer, labor, seedling, farm yard manure and pesticides were recorded 6.00 hrs, 248 kgs, 143 man days, 24413 seedling, 1.48 trollies and 1.21 litres respectively. The results also showed that strawberry producers were having 81% of mean technical eficiency with minimum to maximum technical eficiency limits of 0.42% to 0.98% respectively. Moreover out of 382 the technical eficiency of 178 farmers was more than 90%. Furthermore, farmers with more years of schooling, greater age, smaller farm size, greater experience and obtained credit were having 82%, 83%, 83%, 87% and 84% technical eficiency respectively. The study results suggested that' education, training and credit availability can play a significant role in increasing the output eficiency of strawberry farmers in the study area.

Page(s): 93-101

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Year: 2018

Keywords:

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