Technical efficiency and its determinants in watermelon production in Adana Province, Turkey
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Tarih
2022
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Yayıncı
Univ Fed Rural Pernambuco, Dept Administracao
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
This study explores the technical efficiency of watermelon farms and their determinants, using the stochastic production frontier function, in the province of Adana in Turkey. The purpose of this analysis was to determine the cost of production and the technical efficiency of watermelon farms. Data of this study were collected from 69 randomly selected watermelon farmers. The results found that the unit production cost of watermelon was $0.10 kg(-1) and that labor costs accounted for the greatest share of the total cost. The findings show that technical efficiency coefficients varied from 0.45 to 1.00 in watermelon farms and the average was 0.82. As for the average farm, the intake of inputs at the same value may be 18% lower. Farm inefficiencies are usually triggered rather than spontaneous by preventable technological causes. There have been findings of farmers expanding their farming size, not only reducing input use but regulating off-farm influences, to enjoy the economy of production. In addition to the government's agriculture insurance programs and policies, their technical efficiencies in the study field should be increased.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Watermelon, Stochastic Frontier Analysis, Inefficiency, Adana
Kaynak
Custos E Agronegocio on Line
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q4
Cilt
18
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1
