Sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in Ethiopia
This paper estimates technical inefficiency in milk production of smallholder dairy farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia and identifies factors associated with the observed inefficiency using a stochastic frontier production function approach. The analysis utilizes cross-section data collected from...
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International Livestock Research Institute
2015
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| author | Adane, Z. Shiferaw, K. Gebremedhin, Berhanu |
| author_browse | Adane, Z. Gebremedhin, Berhanu Shiferaw, K. |
| author_facet | Adane, Z. Shiferaw, K. Gebremedhin, Berhanu |
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| description | This paper estimates technical inefficiency in milk production of smallholder dairy farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia and identifies factors associated with the observed inefficiency using a stochastic frontier production function approach. The analysis utilizes cross-section data collected from 1277 farmers. The result indicates a mean technical efficiency of 55%, suggesting sizeable technical inefficiency in milk production. The results further show that household wealth, education level and access to markets and institutions are the main drivers of technical efficiency in dairy production. Evidently by improving smallholder access to market and institutions as well as investing on adult education, it is possible to bring considerable gain in milk production. |
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| spelling | CGSpace660962023-03-13T14:35:53Z Sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in Ethiopia Adane, Z. Shiferaw, K. Gebremedhin, Berhanu livestock dairies This paper estimates technical inefficiency in milk production of smallholder dairy farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia and identifies factors associated with the observed inefficiency using a stochastic frontier production function approach. The analysis utilizes cross-section data collected from 1277 farmers. The result indicates a mean technical efficiency of 55%, suggesting sizeable technical inefficiency in milk production. The results further show that household wealth, education level and access to markets and institutions are the main drivers of technical efficiency in dairy production. Evidently by improving smallholder access to market and institutions as well as investing on adult education, it is possible to bring considerable gain in milk production. 2015-04-30 2015-05-13T20:07:09Z 2015-05-13T20:07:09Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66096 en Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Adane, Z., Shiferaw, K. and Gebremedhin, B. 2015. Sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in Ethiopia. LIVES Working Paper 3. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI. |
| spellingShingle | livestock dairies Adane, Z. Shiferaw, K. Gebremedhin, Berhanu Sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in Ethiopia |
| title | Sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in ethiopia |
| topic | livestock dairies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/66096 |
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