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Technical Efficiency of Sweet Potato Farmers in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ohajianya, D. O. Otitolaiye, Johnson Saliu, O. J. Ibitoye, Stephen Jimoh Ibekwe, U. C. Anaeto, F. C. Ukwuteno, O. S. Audu, Stephen I. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | This study analyzed technical efficiency of sweet potato farmers in Okene Local Governme nt Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. A sample of 80 sweet potato farmers was selected using the multistage sampling technique. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection This implies that sweet potato farmers in the study area are technical inefficient in resource use, and therefore technical efficiency could be increas ed by 53% through optimal reallocation of existing resources. This result also reveals that level of education, farmingexperience;household size and credit access are important factors contributing to technical efficiency. Sweet potato farmers with highe r education that acquired more farming experience have small household size and have access to credit Original ResearchArticle |
| Starting Page | 108 |
| Ending Page | 117 |
| Page Count | 10 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6945 |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.sdiarticle1.org/prh/AJAEES_25/2014/Revised-manuscript_version1_6945.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.9734/AJAEES%2F2014%2F6945 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
