Identifying the role of agricultural extension services in improving technical efficiency in the paddy farming sector in Sri Lanka

Athukorala, Wasantha

doi:10.4038/sljer.v5i1.58

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“…Their studies showed that household education considerably reduced production inefficiencies. Services for agricultural extension can raise productivity among participants and level of living by educating farmers on how to use resources (such as inputs and technology) effectively, as shown by the positive correlation between their impact and technical efficiency (Athukorala, 2017). A similar relationship exists between agricultural productivity in emerging countries and the impact of agricultural extension services (Haq, 2013).…”

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“…However, the nation still lacks sustainable agricultural growth, and the farmers had low human capital (Adem & Gebregziabher, 2014). Consequently, agricultural extensions are necessary to promote faster output and rural revenue by quickening the spread of new technology (Athukorala, 2017). According to Haq (2013), who described the nation's current agricultural scenario, farmers now employ more irrigation and chemical fertilizers than they did in the past.…”

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Measurement of Technical Efficiency of Paddy Farms at Jhenaidah District in Bangladesh: A Case Study by Using Cobb Douglas Production Function

Billah¹

2022

Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results

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This study's primary goal is to measure the technical efficacy of Amon paddy farms and identify the key variables that significantly influence the degree of technical inefficiency of the sample farms. Using a multistage random sampling technique, 200 Amon rice-producing farms in the Jhenaidah district were sampled for this study. The technical efficacy of Amon rice farms is estimated using the Cobb-Douglas production function method. The Cobb-Douglas production function approach's empirical findings indicate that the technical efficiency of Amon rice production is, on average, 0.95. This suggests that the studied region has a high level of technical efficiency. The factors influencing the degree of inefficiency of the Amon rice farms are also determined using an inefficiency impact model. The production of paddy was favorably connected with farm size, as indicated by the regression coefficient of farm size, which is 0.52. Additionally, it reveals that labor costs, irrigation cost, seed costs, and plowing cost are crucial elements that influence how efficiently Amon rice is produced. According to the estimated inefficiency impact model's findings, the technical inefficiency of Amon rice production is adversely correlated with farm size, age, education, training and credit availability. According to this study, actions to expand credit opportunities, education, and training are essential to lowering rice production's technical inefficiency in the study area. According to the results, it is advised that variables that positively and significantly affect production efficiency be researched and developed for best results toward sustainable agricultural and rural development in Bangladesh.

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Measurement of Technical Efficiency of Paddy Farms at Jhenaidah District in Bangladesh: A Case Study by Using Cobb Douglas Production Function

Billah¹

2022

Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results

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“…Their findings show that output can be boosted by 21.5 percent without increasing input, and that access to high-quality extension services has the greatest influence on tea production's technical efficiency. Wasantha Athukorala(2017) studied the role of agricultural extension services in improving technical efficiency in the paddy farming sector in Sri Lanka and discovered that the mean technical efficiency of rice farming in the study area is 0.61, indicating that there is room to increase output by 39% without increasing input. Muditha Karunarathna (2014) looked at commercial vegetable producers who only grow a few distinct types of vegetables on their farms.…”

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Sources of Total Factor Productivity and its Determinants of Paddy Farming in Mullaitivu: A Färe-Primont Index Approach

Thayaparan

Neruja

Phillip

2022

SL J. Soc. Sci. Hum.

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This study estimates the decompositions of farm-level total factor productivity indices and identifies the impact of household characters, farming characteristics, and economic characters on the indices of paddy farming in Mullaitivu district, Sri Lanka. Six villages where the paddy is mostly cultivated in the district were selected as the study area and from each village, 20 farmers were selected randomly. The relevant data related to paddy yield, its inputs, demographic and farming characteristics were gathered through the questionnaire in 2020. The Färe-Primont index and its various productivity components were used to analyze the data in the study. The frequency of efficiency components revealed that nearly 38% of the farmers attained less than 50% in total factor productive efficiency, while only 11% of them attained between 50% -70% in the sample. Overall, the mean of total factor productivity was found to be 0.629 while the mean of total factor productive efficiency was 0.458showed that 62% and 45% of productivity and efficiency exist among the paddy farmers, respectively. The mean value of output-oriented efficiency was found to be 0.861, revealing that, 86% of total factor productivity can be increased by increasing the technical efficiency of paddy yield in the study. Determinants of total factor productivity and its sources were analyzed using the Tobit model and its results revealed that, total factor productivity, total factor productive efficiency, and input-oriented scale mix efficiency mainly determined by the quality of land, farm income, amount of saving, amount of loan and land ownership. Further, availability of training and farm income were the major drivers of output scale efficiency of paddy farms in the study.

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“…21 . The effect of agricultural extension is positively associated with technical efficiency, and it is shown that the agricultural extension service can enhance farmers’ productivity and livelihood by educating them about the correct use of resources 7 , 22 , 23 .…”

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An economic effect assessment of extension services of Agricultural Extension Model Sites for the irrigated wheat production in Iran

Shokati Amghani,

Mojtahedi,

Savari

2023

Sci Rep

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Agricultural extension is a key policy to accomplish sustainable agricultural development by improving farmers’ knowledge. Agricultural Extension Model Sites (AEMSs) is a new agricultural extension approach for empowering farmers in Iran. Therefore, the purpose of this research is the economic effect assessment of extension services of AEMSs for irrigated wheat production in Iran. Surveys were conducted with 180 people of the main farmers from irrigated wheat AEMSs throughout Iran. The research tool was a questionnaire, the validity of which was examined using the opinions of a group of experts from the Agricultural Education and Extension Institute in Iran. Data analysis was done using econometric analysis and One-way ANOVA analysis through SHAZAM11 and SPSS27 software. Results showed that the extension services significantly affected irrigated wheat yield with an average increase of 0.66 t/ha. Based on the results, out of the Marginal product value ($69 USD) of the extension services provided to the main farmers, 13.3% ($9 USD) had been spent as the cost of extension services and 86.7% ($60 USD) had been net profit gained by farmers. Farmers’ behaviors changed as a result of the AEMs with reduced input costs for growing the crop and increased production and profit from the crop.

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Identifying the role of agricultural extension services in improving technical efficiency in the paddy farming sector in Sri Lanka

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Measurement of Technical Efficiency of Paddy Farms at Jhenaidah District in Bangladesh: A Case Study by Using Cobb Douglas Production Function

Measurement of Technical Efficiency of Paddy Farms at Jhenaidah District in Bangladesh: A Case Study by Using Cobb Douglas Production Function

Sources of Total Factor Productivity and its Determinants of Paddy Farming in Mullaitivu: A Färe-Primont Index Approach

An economic effect assessment of extension services of Agricultural Extension Model Sites for the irrigated wheat production in Iran

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