Production Efficiency of Farmers under National Fadama II Project in Oyo State, Nigeria
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The study examines production efficiency of farmers under
National Fadama-II Project in Oyo State Nigeria. Primary
data were collected from two hundred and sixty-four farmers
using multistage sampling technique. The analytical framework
used for the study include: descriptive, infrastructure index,
gross margin and stochastic frontier production function. Average
infrastructural index in the area was 0.42. The gross margin for
IDV was ₦445, 968.30 while for IUV for under-developed in
Fadama villages is ₦357, 805.00. Gross margin was higher for
Fadama II farmers than non Fadama-II farmers in IDV. The
mean technical efficiency were 0.69 and 0.59 for Fadama and
non-Fadama farmers respectively. The result showed that technical
inefficiency of female Fadama-II farmers reduced by 0.19%
while that of non-Fadama II farmers by 1.23%. Similarly,
extension contact, marital status and infrastructural status reduced
technical inefficiency of Fadama-II farmers by 2.8%, 0.3% and
2.6% respectively. Presence of infrastructure of Fadama-II
project has imparted on efficiency of resource use among the
beneficiary. There is therefore need to improve on Community
Driven Development programme like Fadama-II and on coming
Fadama-III project or any developmental project, so as to further
impart more technical and economic knowledge to farmers.