Identification of Factors that Influence Technical Efficiency of Food Crop Production in West Africa: Empirical Evidence from Borno State, Nigeria

The objective of this study was to examine the determinants of food crop production and technical efficiency in the guinea savannas of Borno State, Nigeria. A stochastic frontier production function, using the maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) technique was applied in the analysis of data collecte...

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Main Authors: P. S. Amaza, Y. Bila, A. C. Iheanacho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kassel University Press 2006-10-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics
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Online Access:http://www.jarts.info/index.php/jarts/article/download/128/111