Consistent evidence on the efficiency of maize production in southwest Ethiopia
- Publication Type
- Journal contribution (peer reviewed)
- Authors
- Sauer, J., Yilma, T.
- Year of publication
- 2007
- Published in
- Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture
- Band/Volume
- 46/1
- Page (from - to)
- 23-48
- Keywords
- sustainability
This paper investigates the technical efficiency of maize farmers in the Jimma Zone of Ethiopia. This is done by estimating various translog production frontiers and testing a posteriori for theoretical consistency of the obtained efficiency scores. Only consistent measures are discussed with respect to possible policy implications. A high variance in technical efficiency over the sample was observed. With respect to the enhancement of the farms’ performance in the short-run the improvement of the managerial skills of the farmers as well as the fostering of agricultural extension programs were found to be most relevant.
Involved institutions
- Land Use Economics in the Tropics and Subtropics (Josef G. Knoll Professorship)
- Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute)
- Hohenheim Research Center for Global Food Security and Ecosystems
- Hohenheim Tropen
- Climate Adaptation