Department of Forestry Development, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Research Article
Estimation of technical efficiency of Sorghum production in Dejen district, North-Western Ethiopia
Author(s): Kassa Chanie* and Tsegaye Molla
Background: In Ethiopia, cereal crops are a large part of the agricultural sector, of which sorghum accounts for the third largest portion of the cereals. However, Ethiopian agriculture is characterized by low productivity due to natural, social, economic, and institutional factors. Farmers with homogeneous resources produce different outputs per hectare due to inefficient utilization of limited resources. There is no due attention given to crop production efficiency issues, particularly in the country's sorghum production. The overall objective was to assess level of technical efficiency and its determinant factors in Dejen district, North-Western, Ethiopia.
Methodology: Using a two stage sampling procedure a total of 192 sorghum producer sample households was selected. The study employed both descriptive statistics and econometric analysis. .. Read More»