Meta-frontier analysis of organic and conventional cocoa production in Ghana

Meta-frontier analysis of organic and conventional cocoa production in Ghana

This study considers the meta-frontier technique to compare the efficiency level of organic and conventional cocoa production systems in Ghana using a cross sectional data of 390 farms. The results reveal that the organic systems exhibit an increasing return to scale whilst, the conventional system...

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Main Authors: Justina Adwoa ONUMAH, Edward Ebo ONUMAH, Ramatu Mahama AL-HASSAN, Bernhard BRÜMMER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2013-06-01
Series:Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON)
Subjects:
returns to scale
stochastic frontier
technical efficiency
technology gap ratio
Online Access:https://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/age-201306-0003_meta-frontier-analysis-of-organic-and-conventional-cocoa-production-in-ghana.php

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