Technical Efficiency Analysis of Rice Production in Pakistan under Dry and Puddle Conditions: a Case Study of Selected Districts of Punjab Province, Pakistan. | [Sarhad Journal of Agriculture • 2017]

Author(s):

1. Sania Shaheen: AASS Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan

2. Hina Fatima: Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Paksitan,

3. Muhammad Azeem Khan: National Agriculture Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract:

In Pakistan, two methods mainly using for the transplanting of rice paddle (Conventional method) and Direct seeded method (Dry method) in rice growing areas of Punjab. In last some years, the direct seeded rice system is introduced in some of the rice cropping districts of Pakistan. The current research estimate the technical eficiency of conventional and dry rice farmers and also determine the factors which significantly contribute to increase the rice output. Moreover, this study estimated the sources of ineficiency. Data collected from 300 sample rice farmers into the Kharif cycle (2013-14) at five main rice growing districts of Punjab namely: Hafizabad, Sheikhupura, Jhang, Vehari, and Gujranwala. Stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) was applied to find the results of a study. Study results reveal that direct seeding method is more profitable for dry rice farmers in terms of yield and also increases the eficiency of farmers. Area under rice crop, NPK ratio, Seed, number of irrigation hour, weedicides, insecticides and pesticide variable would significantly contributes to improve the rice production. On average technical eficiency of sample rice farmers is 86 percent, which indicates that rice farmers in selected areas can increase the production of rice 14 percent only by managing eficiency level, without increasing input quantities. Hence, it is possible for rice farmers to increase rice output without increasing the level of inputs by using eficient management practices. Received May 16, 2017; Accepted August 04, 2017; Published September 01, 2017 *Correspondence Sania Shaheen,AASS Foundation,Islamabad,PakistanEmail: saniaashaheen@gmail.com Citation Sania Shaheen, S.,H. Fatima and M. A. Khan. 2017. Technical Eficiency analysis of rice production in Pakistan under dry and puddle conditions: A case study of selected Districts of Punjab province, Pakistan. Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, 33(3): 447-458. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.17582/journal.sja/2017/33.3.447.458

Page(s): 447-458

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Published: Journal: Sarhad Journal of Agriculture, Volume: 33, Issue: 3, Year: 2017

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