Technical Efficiency in Production of Major Food Grains in Punjab, Pakistan
Based on the 2016–2017 farm survey data, this study examines technical efficiency in the production of wheat, rice, and maize in Punjab province in Pakistan. Technical efficiency, under varying returns to scale, in wheat farming averaged 0.65; in rice, it averaged 0.74, and in the case of maize, it...
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| description | Based on the 2016–2017 farm survey data, this study examines technical efficiency in the production of wheat, rice, and maize in Punjab province in Pakistan. Technical efficiency, under varying returns to scale, in wheat farming averaged 0.65; in rice, it averaged 0.74, and in the case of maize, it was 0.92. A great majority of the sample farmers were estimated to be operating under increasing returns to scale. Estimations of scale inefficiency in wheat cultivation hovered around 18%; in rice, it ranged from 16% to 21%, and in maize, it varied from 7% to 17%. These estimates are indicative of the scope and the potential for increasing technical and scale efficiencies in the production of all food grains, albeit to varying degrees for different crops. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fcc5310a2ff245038311f659ec9d7cc22023-05-12T00:59:14ZengWorld Scientific PublishingAsian Development Review0116-11051996-72412022-09-01390220122210.1142/S0116110522500160Technical Efficiency in Production of Major Food Grains in Punjab, PakistanABDUL SALAMABDUL HAMEED0Innovative Development Strategies, PakistanBased on the 2016–2017 farm survey data, this study examines technical efficiency in the production of wheat, rice, and maize in Punjab province in Pakistan. Technical efficiency, under varying returns to scale, in wheat farming averaged 0.65; in rice, it averaged 0.74, and in the case of maize, it was 0.92. A great majority of the sample farmers were estimated to be operating under increasing returns to scale. Estimations of scale inefficiency in wheat cultivation hovered around 18%; in rice, it ranged from 16% to 21%, and in maize, it varied from 7% to 17%. These estimates are indicative of the scope and the potential for increasing technical and scale efficiencies in the production of all food grains, albeit to varying degrees for different crops.https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0116110522500160agriculturedata envelopment analysisfood grainsproductivitytechnical efficiency |
| spellingShingle | ABDUL SALAM ABDUL HAMEED Technical Efficiency in Production of Major Food Grains in Punjab, Pakistan Asian Development Review agriculture data envelopment analysis food grains productivity technical efficiency |
| title | Technical Efficiency in Production of Major Food Grains in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_full | Technical Efficiency in Production of Major Food Grains in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Technical Efficiency in Production of Major Food Grains in Punjab, Pakistan |
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| title_short | Technical Efficiency in Production of Major Food Grains in Punjab, Pakistan |
| title_sort | technical efficiency in production of major food grains in punjab pakistan |
| topic | agriculture data envelopment analysis food grains productivity technical efficiency |
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