ABSTRACT
The study evaluated the technical
efficiency of cassava production in Isoko North L.G.A, Delta state as its broad
objective. Socio-economics characteristics of cassava farmers, the factors that
affect cassava production and its technical efficiency were among the specific
objectives addressed in this study. A simple random sampling technique was used
to sample for respondents with the aid of well-structured questionnaire; a
total of 120 respondents were sampled. Descriptive statistics such as mean,
percentage were used to analyse their socio-economic characteristics. The Cobb
Douglas stochastic production function was used to determine the factors that
affect cassava production and its technical efficiency. The result showed that
farm size, fertilizer use and depreciated capital input were important
determinants of cassava production. The implication is that increases in any of
these or all of the factors increase cassava production. An elasticity of
production of 3.66 was obtained, which indicated increasing return to scale and
hence a unit increase in the input leads to a greater increase in output. The
result further indicated that, farm size, '.fertilizer use, education, farming experience,
gender and household were factors that determined the technical efficiency of
cassava production in the study area. Increases in these variables will lead to
increases in the technical efficiency of cassava production. Educational level
and farming experience were positive and statistically significant at 1% level
of significance. Household size was significant at 5% level of significance
while farm size, fertilizer used and gender were positive and statistically
significant at 10% level of significance. The mean technical efficiency of
cassava production was 89%. This implies that most of the farmers were
technically efficient but still have 11% opportunity to improve on their level
of technical efficiency.
IYEDE, 0 (2021). Technical Efficiency Of Cassava Production In Isoko North Local Government Area Of Delta State.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 13, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/technical-efficiency-of-cassava-production-in-isoko-north-local-government-area-of-delta-state-7-2
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0., IYEDE. "Technical Efficiency Of Cassava Production In Isoko North Local Government Area Of Delta State." Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 13 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/technical-efficiency-of-cassava-production-in-isoko-north-local-government-area-of-delta-state-7-2