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Productivity gaps among groundnut farmers in Kenya and Uganda: A stochastic production frontier analysis

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dc.contributor.authorAsekenye Cresenia
dc.contributor.authorBravo-Ureta Boris E
dc.contributor.authorDeom Mike
dc.contributor.authorKidula Nelson
dc.contributor.authorOkello David Kalule
dc.contributor.authorOkoko Nasambu
dc.contributor.authorPuppala Naveen
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-05T12:31:51Z
dc.date.issued2016
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dc.description.abstractProductivity gaps for 321 groundnut farmers from Uganda and Kenya were analysed using data from the 2009 growing seasons. Farmers who planted improved varieties enjoyed output advantages of 143% in Uganda and 58.6% in Kenya over those who planted only local varieties. Farmers had a mean technical efficiency of 54.6% in Uganda and 54.4% in Kenya. No significant differences were found in the mean technical efficiencies of research and non-research farmers, and between maleand female-managed plots. Productivity therefore could be enhanced if high-efficiency households invest more in improved varieties and if low-efficiency households make better use of their existing technology. Continued development of improved varieties will further shift the production frontier outward. The apparent spill-over effect of the technical support received by research and nonresearch farmers suggests that farmer education has a multiplier effect. An improvement in extension service delivery could help to enhance the managerial skills of both farmer categories.
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID)
dc.identifier.citationAsekenye, C., Bravo-Ureta, B. E., Deom, M., Kidula, N., Okello, D. K., Okoko, N., & Puppala, N. (2016). Productivity gaps among groundnut farmers in Kenya and Uganda: A stochastic production frontier analysis. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 11(2), 85-100.
dc.identifier.urihttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/241851
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/1126
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
dc.subjectstochastic production frontiers
dc.subjectproductivity gaps
dc.subjectgroundnut
dc.subjectKenya
dc.subjectUganda
dc.titleProductivity gaps among groundnut farmers in Kenya and Uganda: A stochastic production frontier analysis
dc.typeArticle
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