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dc.contributor.authorAmaza, P.S.
dc.contributor.authorUdoh, E.J.
dc.contributor.authorAbdoulaye, Tahirou
dc.contributor.authorKamara, A.Y.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:10:25Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:10:25Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationAmaza, P.S., Udoh, E.J., Abdoulaye, T. & Kamara, A.Y. (2010). Analysis of technical efficiency among community-based seed producers in the savannas of Borno State, Nigeria. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 8(2), 1073-1079.
dc.identifier.issn1459-0255
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/2135
dc.description.abstractThe study examined the socio-economic characteristics of participating seed farmers in a community-based seed production scheme organized by the project, Promoting Sustainable Agriculture in Borno State (PROSAB). In addition, it determined the technical efficiency of resource use in PROSAB seed farms. Farm level survey data from 396 seed producers who cultivated maize, cowpea, soybean, rice, groundnut and sorghum were obtained using well structured questionnaires. The production parameters were estimated simultaneously with those of the models of inefficiency effects. Using the maximum likelihood estimation technique, asymptotic parameter estimates were evaluated to describe production inputs and efficiency determinants. Based on the results of gross margin analysis, the observed profit margins across the seed types conclusively revealed that every one naira spent in cultivating the seeds, some levels of financial benefits were derived as indicated by the output/input indices. Results further revealed that labour, farm size, seed and fertilizer were the most important inputs across the six crops. Inefficiency model analysis further revealed that the duration of the crop grown and ecological region predominantly affected the seed farm level of technical efficiency in input use. A mean technical efficiency of between 55% and 58% was identified, meaning that seed production under the scheme can still be increase by about 45% and 42% using available technology. The study recommends that, given the significance of seeds that have a shorter duration to maturity, quick maturing varieties of seeds should be promoted among farmers in the study area. Also, timely access to land augmenting input like fertilizer should be ensured.
dc.description.sponsorshipCanadian International Development Agency
dc.format.extent1073-1079
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCommunity-Based
dc.subjectProduction
dc.subjectTechnical
dc.subjectEfficiency
dc.subjectProfit
dc.subjectSocio-Economic
dc.subjectSeed Farmers
dc.titleAnalysis of technical efficiency among community-based seed producers in the savannas of Borno State, Nigeria
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Maiduguri
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Uyo
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.identifier.urlhttp://www.isfae.org/scientificjournal.php
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectMarkets
cg.iitasubjectSocioeconomy
cg.journalJournal of Food, Agriculture & Environment
cg.howpublishedFormally Published
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
local.dspaceid90701
cg.targetaudienceScientists


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