“…Due to the SFA method features above, some studies have chosen the SFA method with the MLE to evaluate the technical efficiency in agricultural production (Asfaw, 2021;Julie et al, 2017;Khan et al, 2020;Mulaudzi, Oyekale, & Ndou, 2019;Ogunmodede & Awotide, 2020;Ogunmola et al, 2021;Sinaga et al, 2021;Umar et al, 2017). Commonly independent variables in estimating the stochastic frontier production function are cultivated area, labor, fertilizer, pesticide, and quantity of seed (Julie et al, 2017;Mulaudzi et al, 2019;Ogunmodede & Awotide, 2020;Ogunmola et al, 2021;Sinaga et al, 2021;Umar et al, 2017). In addition, age, farming experience, agricultural extension, and education are commonly used in technical inefficiency analysis (Ali et al, 2016;Malinga et al, 2015;Masuku et al, 2015;Mulaudzi et al, 2019;Wahid et al, 2017).…”