Technical Efficiency of Organic Tea Growers of Assam, India: A study in Dibrugarh District

Gogoi, Manuranjan; Buragohain, Pranjal Protim; Gogoi, Purabi

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“…Studies investigating technical, allocative, and economic efficiency have found that labor, herbicides, and fertilizers increase the level of production. In contrast, farmers' education, age, farming experience, and land size contribute positively and significantly to production efficiency (Parikh and Shah, 1995;Londiwe et al, 2014;Ali et al, 2019;Gogoi and Buragohain, 2019). The study made by Bravo-Ureta and Evenson (1994) found that the relationship between efficiency and various socioeconomic variables is not clear, and for which a clear strategy could not be recommended to improve performance.…”

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Does Efficiency Matter? A Study on Factors Affecting the Technical Efficiency of Betel Nut Producers in Assam

Borah¹,

Buragohain²,

Saikia³

2023

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Purpose- Betel nut (Areca catechu) is one of the major plantation crops grown in Assam. However, due to inefficiency in production, the productivity of betel nuts in the state is very low. Therefore, this study attempted to measure the level of technical efficiency and the factors affecting the technical inefficiency of betel nut growers in the Nagaon district of Assam.Design/methodology/approach – Primary data were collected from 240 households in the Nagaon district of Assam. Based on the Cobb-Douglas Production function for betel nut growers, the present study uses stochastic frontier analysis to estimate the production frontier and examine the effects of exogenous variables on farm-level technical inefficiency. Findings - The findings of the study reveal that, on average, 85 per cent of betel nut growers are technically efficient in the study area. Moreover, experience in betel nut plantations and gender have a significantly negative effect on technical inefficiency. In contrast, the age of the grower had a positive and significant effect on the technical inefficiency of betel nut cultivation. The findings suggest the availability of space for an increase in the productivity of betel nut plantations in the study area and scope for increasing the level of output through technical efficiency without raising inputs.Originality/Value: This study contribute to the estimation of the technical efficiency of betel nut growers and examines the factors responsible for technical inefficiency.The dataset is original and was especially collected for the present study.

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Does Efficiency Matter? A Study on Factors Affecting the Technical Efficiency of Betel Nut Producers in Assam

Borah¹,

Buragohain²,

Saikia³

2023

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Estimation of Technical Efficiency in Tea Farms at Plantation Level: A Review

Noorain

Gogoi

2023

Curr Agri Res Jour

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The systematic literature review of 111 abstracts has been conducted to comprehensively compile the empirical studies of 21 complete text papers from all over the globe in context to estimation or determination of the technical efficiency (TE) at plantation level of tea production system (TPS), by adopting two methodologies viz., stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) during the period 2012-2022. Investigation from these empirical studies revealed that the average TE (TEmean) of tea growers (TG)s all around the globe computed by using both the approaches is around 67.98%, which showcased that the TGs have ability to increase the green tea leaf (GTL) production by 32.02% through better utilization of available resources and technology. The influence of various factors on TE of these TGs had contradictory outcomes, which broke new ground for future research. Computation of TE will enable an investigator to benchmark the best performing TGs in a particular area, which may be referred to by the inefficient TGs to enhance their performance.

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Effect of Climate Change and Agricultural Factors on the Technical Efficiency of the Industrial Sector Across Indian States

Singh,

Jyoti

2024

Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies

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This chapter estimates the TE of the industrial sector across Indian states using a stochastic frontier analysis. It also observes the impact of climatic and agricultural factors on gross value added (GVA) and TE of the industrial sector using a log-linear regression model. Annual average values of maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation and actual rainfall are considered as climatic factors, and irrigated area, cropping intensity, gross sown area, and credit deposit ratio are used as control variables in the empirical model. It compiles state-wise panel data of mentioned variables during 1991 – 2021. The results reveal that there is significant diversity in TE across states. TE and GVA are negatively impacted due to climate change. Gross irrigated area, cropping intensity, and gross sown showed a significant impact on TE and GVA. It provides policy proposals to reduce diversity in TE of industries across Indian states.

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Technical Efficiency of Organic Tea Growers of Assam, India: A study in Dibrugarh District

Cited by 3 publications

References 143 publications

Does Efficiency Matter? A Study on Factors Affecting the Technical Efficiency of Betel Nut Producers in Assam

Does Efficiency Matter? A Study on Factors Affecting the Technical Efficiency of Betel Nut Producers in Assam

Estimation of Technical Efficiency in Tea Farms at Plantation Level: A Review

Effect of Climate Change and Agricultural Factors on the Technical Efficiency of the Industrial Sector Across Indian States

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