Title: EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS OF RICE-WHEAT SYSTEM IN PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
Abstract: Department of Environmental and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad The main objectives of this study were to estimate technical, allocative and economic efficiency and subsequently to investigate the determinants of technical, allocative and economic inefficiency of rice-wheat cropping system in Punjab, Pakistan. Technical, allocative and economic efficiencies were estimated by using data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique. The mean technical, allocative and economic efficiency scores of the sample farms were of the order 0.83, 0.477 and 0.402 respectively. An econometric analysis based on Tobit Regression models indicated that farm size, age of farm operator, years of schooling, number of contacts with extension agents, access to credit and farm to market distance were significant determinants of technical efficiency whereas years of schooling, number of contacts with extension agents and access to credit had significant impact on allocative and economic inefficiencies of sample farms in the rice-wheat system in Punjab.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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