The role of development interventions in enhancing technical efficiency of sunflower producers
| dc.contributor.author | Zozimo, Toma Mamgbi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kawube, Geoffrey | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kalule, Stephen W. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-16T11:52:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-16T11:52:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-07-10 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A key policy concern in African agriculture is low productivity even when new technologies are generated, disseminated and adopted among farmers. This study used a cross-sectional dataset from a sample of 202 sunflower farmers drawn from northern Uganda to determine technical efficiency and assess the influence of farmer management capabilities, development intervention and socio-economic factors on technical efficiency. Results reveal that technical inefficiency among sunflower farmers account for 81% of farm-level output. Further, farmer management capabilities (p<0.01), participation in development interventions (p<0.01) and reliance on certified seeds (p<0.01) significantly reduce farmer inefficiency and thus, improve technical efficiency. The study highlights that focusing on farmer management capabilities to improve farm efficiency is more cost-saving for realizing economic gains in sunflower production rather than introducing new technologies. We recommend a policy focus on using approaches such as farmer field schools that ensures farmer advisory services at all critical stages of crop growth. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) for funding the study under Grant number: RU 2016 NG 38. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Zozimo, T. M., Kawube, G., & Kalule, S. W. (2023). The role of development interventions in enhancing technical efficiency of sunflower producers. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 14, 100707. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2023.100707 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/278 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Journal of Agriculture and Food Research | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of Agriculture and Food Research;14 | |
| dc.subject | Policy analysis | en_US |
| dc.subject | Efficiency | en_US |
| dc.subject | Production techniques | en_US |
| dc.title | The role of development interventions in enhancing technical efficiency of sunflower producers | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |