APPLICATION OF THE STOCHASTIC PROFIT FRONTIER MODEL TO ESTIMATE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY IN SMALL-SCALE BROILER PRODUCTION IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION OF GHANA

APPLICATION OF THE STOCHASTIC PROFIT FRONTIER MODEL TO ESTIMATE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY IN SMALL-SCALE BROILER PRODUCTION IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION OF GHANA

This paper applied the stochastic profit frontier model to estimate economic efficiency of 199 small-scale commercial broiler producers in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Farm-level data was obtained from the producers through a multi-stage sampling technique. Results indicate that broiler produc...

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Main Authors: Raymond K. DZIWORNU, Daniel B. SARPONG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovak University of Agriculture 2014-11-01
Series:Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Subjects:
economic efficiency
stochastic profit frontier
broiler production
Ghana
Online Access:http://roaae.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/RAAE_02_2014_Dziwornu_Sarpong.pdf

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