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Ogundari, Kolawole; Brümmer, Bernhard. |
In this study, we estimate an output distance function in the context of a multi-output and multi-input production technology by stochastic frontier techniques. Unbalanced panel data for smallholder farms that grown cassava and other crops in Southwestern Nigeria covering 2006/07 to 2008/09 farming seasons is used for the analysis. The results show that the marginal rate of transformation (MRT) between “other crops” grown by the farmers and cassava produced relative to the output mix is negative and significantly different from zero. We observed also that increasing returns-to-scale as well as technical progress characterized cassava production in the region. Furthermore, fertilizer and pesticides are found to have significant substitution effects on... |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cassava; Technical efficiency; Inputs substitution; Complementary effects; Crop Production/Industries. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/95773 |
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