Assessing technical and scale efficiency of groundnut production in Tolon district of northern Ghana: A nonparametric approach

Anang, Benjamin Tetteh

doi:10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100149

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“…In addition, we also note that cashew farmers often stick to old production methods and do not adopt modern innovations that aim at improving efficiency. This result is consistent with the one obtained by Anang (2021) and partially confirms the one obtained by Njikam and Alhadji (2017) who find an inverted Ushaped relationship between producers' technical efficiency and the number of years of experience.…”

Section: Efficiency Scores' Determinantssupporting

confidence: 92%

“…Several empirical researches have measured technical efficiency and its determinants in agricultural production in developing countries (Adamie et al, 2019;Geffersa et al, 2019;Nsiah and Fayissa, 2019;Pradhan and Mukherjee, 2018). Anang (2021) in studying groundnut farmers' technical efficiency in Ghana using the DEA and Tobit model finds that on average farmers are technically efficient at 50 and 70% under the returns to scale hypothesis; female farmers, farming experience, household size, off-farm activities negatively affect ET unlike extension. Tetteh Anang et al (2020) combining the double bootstrap DEA and probit model show that maize farmers' technical efficiency increases with technology adoption, herd size and decreases with education level, household size, access to extension, weeding frequency and area cultivated.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Measuring and determining the factors that influence efficiency in resource use remain important steps in improving agricultural productivity (Abate et al, 2019;Anang, 2021;Awunyo-Vitor et al, 2016). Technical efficiency is defined as the situation in which a maximum output is produced using a given set of inputs or the application of a minimum amount of resources to obtain a given level of output (Battese, 1992;Battese and Coelli, 1992;Farrell, 1957).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Estimation and determinants of technical efficiency of smallholder cashew (anacardium) farmers in Dassa district, Benin: a bootstrap data envelopment approach

Akanro¹,

Gero²,

Attanasso

2022

SN Bus Econ

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Cashew nut production is becoming more important in Benin's economy and helps improve rural populations' living conditions through the income it provides. However, production is characterized by an obsolete technology and a low farm productivity. This paper examines cashew producers' technical efficiency in Dassa District in Benin using survey data collected from 100 farms in 2020. The research relied on the bootstrap modelling of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) while a censored Fractional Regression Model (FRM) was applied to assess the determinants of producers' technical efficiency. The results show that farms are 34.56% technically efficient. Factors affecting technical efficiency include experience, access to credit, age of farm managers, sale of cashew apples, and expenditure on education. Policies to promote cashew farm efficiency need to focus on promoting formal education in rural areas, establishing a financial literacy training programme for farm managers, and promoting the expansion of agricultural extension for farmers. In addition, producers should also set up a system for cashew apples' conservation and sale as production waste in order to increase their income.

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Section: Efficiency Scores' Determinantssupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Estimation and determinants of technical efficiency of smallholder cashew (anacardium) farmers in Dassa district, Benin: a bootstrap data envelopment approach

Akanro¹,

Gero²,

Attanasso

2022

SN Bus Econ

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“…Thus, comparatively, there are more women in the production of legumes than cereals. This finding is not surprising as, according to Anang (2021), in Ghana, most of the activities in groundnut (peanut) production are carried out by women, and also, legumes are a major source of economic sustenance for women in rural Northern Ghana (Martey et al, 2015). The average cereal farm size was twice as much as the average legume farm size in the Northern region of Ghana.…”

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Risk preferences and management strategies of farmers in Ghana: Does the type of crop grown matter?

Asravor

Sarpong

2022

J of Intl Development

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This paper examined the risk preferences and management strategies of cereal and legume farmers of Ghana's savannah zones using both the exploratory factor analysis and the linear regression model. Using primary cross‐sectional data and employing the multistage sampling technique made up of purposive, cluster and random sampling techniques, the paper found that cereal farmers are more risk averse than legume farmers. Rainfall variability was ranked topmost by cereals and legumes farmers. Both cereal and legume farmers employ multiple but dissimilar risk management strategies to manage these sources of risk. The commonest sources of risk to cereal and legume farmers were climate and market risk, while off‐farm activities are the commonest management strategy. Production risk faced by cereal farmers was managed by both off‐farm and farm production strategies whereas human risk faced by legumes farmers was managed by both off‐farm and financial management strategies. The importance of market risk implies that policy initiatives should aim at reducing market‐related risks by focusing on increasing off‐farm opportunities for rural households.

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“…The district is located in the country's northern savanna with mainly grassland vegetation mixed with scattered trees. The district has one rainfall regime with average yearly rainfall ranging from 950 mm to 1200 mm (Ghana Statistical Service, 2014) and high daily temperatures particularly during the dry season which can reach about 40 degrees Celsius with very low humidity levels at the height of the harmattan (Anang, 2021). May/June marks the start of the rainy season, which concludes in September/October (Ministry of Food and Agriculture [MoFA], 2010).…”

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Assessment of technical efficiency and its determinants among smallholder pepper farmers in Tolon district of Ghana

Anang,

Apedo,

Appiah-Twumasi

2024

GJSTD

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The main purpose of the study was to assess technical efficiency (TE) and its determinants among smallholder pepper farmers in a less developed country, Ghana. The study used a stochastic frontier approach and the translog production function to analyze TE of the selected pepper farmers. The mean technical efficiency was estimated at 81.4% implying high efficiency of production among the producers. Pepper output increased with the cost of ploughing as well as the quantity of seed used in production. Furthermore, respondent’s age, years of formal education, household size, weeding frequency, livestock ownership and access to credit were identified as significant factors affecting TE. The study recommends provision of credit to farmers, training on effective weed control and soil fertility management alongside integration of livestock rearing as measures necessary to boost TE of pepper farmers.

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Assessing technical and scale efficiency of groundnut production in Tolon district of northern Ghana: A nonparametric approach

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

Estimation and determinants of technical efficiency of smallholder cashew (anacardium) farmers in Dassa district, Benin: a bootstrap data envelopment approach

Estimation and determinants of technical efficiency of smallholder cashew (anacardium) farmers in Dassa district, Benin: a bootstrap data envelopment approach

Risk preferences and management strategies of farmers in Ghana: Does the type of crop grown matter?

Assessment of technical efficiency and its determinants among smallholder pepper farmers in Tolon district of Ghana

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