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Technical efficiency and technology gaps of sorghum plots in Uganda: A gendered stochastic metafrontier analysis

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Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/11793/
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05845
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05845
 
Title Technical efficiency and technology gaps of sorghum plots in Uganda: A gendered stochastic metafrontier analysis
 
Creator Miriti, P
Otieno, D J
Chimoita, E
Bikketi, E
Njuguna, E
Ojiewo, C O
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description Sorghum plot managers in different locations have varying levels of resource endowment that in turn influence
technical efficiency (TE). Therefore, plot managers operate at different levels of technology. The present study
applied a stochastic metafrontier approach to assess TE and technology gaps of female, male and jointly-managed
sorghum plots. A two limit-Tobit model was subsequently applied to assess determinants of TE. Results indicate
that male-managed sorghum plots had the highest metafrontier technical efficiencies (MTEs) (61%, 56% and
15%) and technology gap ratios (TGRs) (98%, 92% and 20%) for Lira, Serere and Kumi districts, respectively
compared to female and jointly managed plots. However, jointly managed plots had higher TE and TGRs
compared to female plot managers but lower than those of the male-managed plots. Age, distance to plot and
farmer group membership influenced TE positively while household size, years of farming sorghum and access to
credit had negative effects on efficiency.
 
Publisher Elsevier Sci Ltd
 
Date 2021-01
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11793/1/Technical%20Efficiency.pdf
Miriti, P and Otieno, D J and Chimoita, E and Bikketi, E and Njuguna, E and Ojiewo, C O (2021) Technical efficiency and technology gaps of sorghum plots in Uganda: A gendered stochastic metafrontier analysis. Heliyon (TSI), 7 (1). ISSN 2405-8440