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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Smallholders' Cost Efficiency in Mozambique: Implications for Improved Maize Seed Adoption
Autores: | Zavale,   Helder; Mabaya,   Edward T.; Christy,   Ralph D.
Data: | 2006-06-20
Ano: | 2006
Palavras-chave: | Stochastic frontier; Technology adoption; Selection bias; Mozambique; Crop Production/Industries; Q12; Q16; D13; O33.
Resumo: | Maize is an important staple in Mozambique. It is also a dominant crop produced by smallholder farmers. However, the actual maize yields, currently estimated at 1.4 tons/ha, fall short of potential yields of 5-6.5 tons/ha. With population growth rate increasingly exceeding agricultural (and maize) productivity growth rate, the government of Mozambique faces a serious problem of food insecurity and poverty alleviation. This study examines cost inefficiency among smallholder maize farmers in Mozambique, and the impact of improved maize seed adoption on cost efficiency. A Translog functional form is used to estimate the frontier cost function. A cost-inefficiency function is used to examine the factors that determine cost inefficiency among farmers. Econometric techniques to control for self-selection bias resulting from endogeneity of the adoption variable are used.
Tipo: | Conference Paper or Presentation
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

22576

http://purl.umn.edu/25648

Editor: | AgEcon Search

Relação:

International Association of Agricultural Economists&gt;2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia

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Formato:

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