ABSTRACT
This study analysed panel data set from food
crop farmers in Imo State to measure efficiency and productivity growth of
their farms. Given that food supply has not kept pace with demand, the study
specifically analysed factors of productivity change and estimated the
production frontier model for food crop farmers. Using translog the estimated
average efficiency level for the sample farms was about 47% for the period
2001-2007. The first-order parameters indicated that farm output is decreasing
with increase in fertilizer and capital inputs while increasing with increase
in farm size and labour. Output behaviours are greatly explained by technical
inefficiency as suggested by the variance parameter (0. 999). The study reveals
that it is not advantageous to plant many crops in a mixture since the number
of crops grown simultaneously in a mixture shows a negative coefficient
(-0.010). The fanning experience shows positive coefficient indicating that
efficiency increases with experience. Also the positive coefficient of time
shows that efficiency tends to increase over time. The mean total factor
productivity growth rates decreased through time with an average productivity
growth of about 42.77% per year. To tackle these problems of declining
productivity, it is suggested that the quality of fertilizer should be
improved; extension agents should be deployed to teach farmers on the
appropriate type of fertilizer to use coupled with the development of an
optimum farm plan by researchers. Finally policies that will encourage young
and educated people to go into fanning are recommended with programmes that
will improve the quality of personnel in Research Institutes as a way of ameliorating
the moribund situation in Nigerian Agriculture.
OPARA, O (2023). Efficiency And Productivity Growth In Food Crop Production In Imo State, Nigeria:-Opara, Thaddeus C. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 14, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/efficiency-and-productivity-growth-in-food-crop-production-in-imo-state-nigeria-opara-thaddeus-c-7-2
OPARA, OPARA. "Efficiency And Productivity Growth In Food Crop Production In Imo State, Nigeria:-Opara, Thaddeus C" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 17 Oct. 2023, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/efficiency-and-productivity-growth-in-food-crop-production-in-imo-state-nigeria-opara-thaddeus-c-7-2. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
OPARA, OPARA. "Efficiency And Productivity Growth In Food Crop Production In Imo State, Nigeria:-Opara, Thaddeus C". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 17 Oct. 2023. Web. 14 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/efficiency-and-productivity-growth-in-food-crop-production-in-imo-state-nigeria-opara-thaddeus-c-7-2 >.
OPARA, OPARA. "Efficiency And Productivity Growth In Food Crop Production In Imo State, Nigeria:-Opara, Thaddeus C" Mouau.afribary.org (2023). Accessed 14 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/efficiency-and-productivity-growth-in-food-crop-production-in-imo-state-nigeria-opara-thaddeus-c-7-2