DETERMINANTS OF YAM PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY AMONG SMALL-HOLDER FARMERS IN SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA

The determinants of yam production in Southeastern Nigeria were investigated using a stochastic frontier production function, which incorporates a model of ineffi ciency effects. Farm-level data were collected from a sample of 120 yam farmers in Enugu State and used for the analysis. The results ind...

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Main Authors: Ike PIUS CHINWUBA, Inoni ODJUVWUEDERHIE EMMANUEL
Format: Article
Language:Bulgarian
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture 2006-12-01
Series:Journal of Central European Agriculture
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Online Access:http://jcea.agr.hr/articles/383_DETERMINANTS_OF_YAM_PRODUCTION_AND_ECONOMIC_EFFICIENCY_AMONG_SMALL_HOLDER_FARMERS_IN_SOUTHEASTERN_NIGERIA_en.pdf