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Cost efficiency, Morishima, Allen-Uzawa and Cross-Price elasticities among Irish potato farmers in Dedza district, Malawi

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Title Cost efficiency, Morishima, Allen-Uzawa and Cross-Price elasticities among Irish potato farmers in Dedza district, Malawi
 
Creator Assa, Maganga M.
 
Contributor Edriss, Abdi-Khalil
Matchaya, Greenwell C.
 
Subject research analysis
cost efficiency
potato
 
Description Malawi has experienced a forward shift in its demand for Irish potato (Solanum
tuberosum) consumption. Given limited resources at farmers' disposal, meeting the
growing demand will require farmers to follow the efficient path of the farm production
resources. This paper, therefore, is an attempt to measure the cost efficiency of
smallholder Irish potato farmers in Dedza district of Malawi using a translog cost function,
inefficiency effect model and input elasticities derived from a system of cost share
equations estimated by Iterated Seeming Unrelated Regression method. A multistage
random sampling technique was used to select 200 Irish potato farmers in Dedza in 2011
from whom inputoutput
data and their prices were obtained. Results indicate that the
mean cost efficiency of Irish potato production in Dedza District is 0.67 with scores
ranging between 0.15 and 0.94. The cost efficiency differences are significantly explained
by nonfarm
employment, education, credit access, farm experience, degree of
specialization, household size and frequency of weeding. The highest input substitution
existed between labour and fertilizer, followed by seedfertilizer.
One policy issue is
raised; credit should be extended to Irish potato farmers to enable them purchase farm
inputs.
 
Date 2013-11-30
2017-01-05T19:42:24Z
2017-01-05T19:42:24Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/handle.net/10568/40184
https://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/download/hash/YdhUPXvY
Maganga M. Assa, Abdi-Khalil Edriss, Greenwell C. Matchaya. (30/11/2013). Cost efficiency, Morishima, Allen-Uzawa and Cross-Price elasticities among Irish potato farmers in Dedza district, Malawi. International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research, 6(1), pp. 59-73.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5277
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Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0
 
Format PDF
 
Publisher Kavala Institute of Technology
 
Source International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research;6,(2013) Pagination 59,73