Does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: an analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved attributes
The formation of agricultural cooperatives has been widely promoted as an agricultural development policy initiative to help smallholder farmers cope with multiple production and marketing challenges. Using a nationally representative survey dataset of smallholder maize producers from rural Nigeria,...
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| author | Olagunju, K.O. Ogunniyi, A.I. Oyetunde-Usman, Z. Omotayo, A.O. Awotide, B.A. |
| author_browse | Awotide, B.A. Ogunniyi, A.I. Olagunju, K.O. Omotayo, A.O. Oyetunde-Usman, Z. |
| author_facet | Olagunju, K.O. Ogunniyi, A.I. Oyetunde-Usman, Z. Omotayo, A.O. Awotide, B.A. |
| author_sort | Olagunju, K.O. |
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| description | The formation of agricultural cooperatives has been widely promoted as an agricultural development policy initiative to help smallholder farmers cope with multiple production and marketing challenges. Using a nationally representative survey dataset of smallholder maize producers from rural Nigeria, this study assesses the impact of agricultural cooperative membership on technical efficiency (TE). We based our estimation approach on the combination of a newly developed sample selection stochastic production frontier model with propensity score matching to control for possible selectivity biases from both observables and unobservables. We estimate stochastic meta-frontiers to examine TE differences between cooperative members and non-members. Our results reveal that TE levels of members are consistently higher than that of non-members. This calls for continued policy incentives targeted at encouraging farmers to form as well as participate in agricultural cooperatives. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1117462025-11-12T04:46:39Z Does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: an analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved attributes Olagunju, K.O. Ogunniyi, A.I. Oyetunde-Usman, Z. Omotayo, A.O. Awotide, B.A. nigeria food production seeds agricultural technology maize production households technology agricultural cooperative membership maize agriculture smallholders intercropping cooperatives farms cereal crops rural areas The formation of agricultural cooperatives has been widely promoted as an agricultural development policy initiative to help smallholder farmers cope with multiple production and marketing challenges. Using a nationally representative survey dataset of smallholder maize producers from rural Nigeria, this study assesses the impact of agricultural cooperative membership on technical efficiency (TE). We based our estimation approach on the combination of a newly developed sample selection stochastic production frontier model with propensity score matching to control for possible selectivity biases from both observables and unobservables. We estimate stochastic meta-frontiers to examine TE differences between cooperative members and non-members. Our results reveal that TE levels of members are consistently higher than that of non-members. This calls for continued policy incentives targeted at encouraging farmers to form as well as participate in agricultural cooperatives. 2021 2021-03-03T11:21:45Z 2021-03-03T11:21:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111746 en Open Access application/pdf Public Library of Science Olagunju, K.O., Ogunniyi, A.I., Oyetunde-Usman, Z., Omotayo, A.O. & Awotide, B.A. (2021). Does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: an analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved attributes. PloS One, 16(1), e0245426: 1-22. |
| spellingShingle | nigeria food production seeds agricultural technology maize production households technology agricultural cooperative membership maize agriculture smallholders intercropping cooperatives farms cereal crops rural areas Olagunju, K.O. Ogunniyi, A.I. Oyetunde-Usman, Z. Omotayo, A.O. Awotide, B.A. Does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: an analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved attributes |
| title | Does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: an analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved attributes |
| title_full | Does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: an analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved attributes |
| title_fullStr | Does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: an analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved attributes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: an analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved attributes |
| title_short | Does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: an analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved attributes |
| title_sort | does agricultural cooperative membership impact technical efficiency of maize production in nigeria an analysis correcting for biases from observed and unobserved attributes |
| topic | nigeria food production seeds agricultural technology maize production households technology agricultural cooperative membership maize agriculture smallholders intercropping cooperatives farms cereal crops rural areas |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111746 |
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