Productivity gaps among groundnut farmers in Kenya and Uganda: A stochastic production frontier analysis

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dc.creatorAsekenye, Cresenia
dc.creatorBravo-Ureta, Boris E.
dc.creatorDeom, Mike
dc.creatorKidula, Nelson
dc.creatorOkello, David Kalule
dc.creatorOkoko, Nasambu
dc.creatorPuppala, Naveen
dc.date2017-04-01T15:37:31Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T10:41:14Z
dc.descriptionProductivity gaps for 321 groundnut farmers from Uganda and Kenya were analysed using data from the 2009 growing seasons. Farmers who planted improved varieties enjoyed output advantages of 143% in Uganda and 58.6% in Kenya over those who planted only local varieties. Farmers had a mean technical efficiency of 54.6% in Uganda and 54.4% in Kenya. No significant differences were found in the mean technical efficiencies of research and non-research farmers, and between maleand female-managed plots. Productivity therefore could be enhanced if high-efficiency households invest more in improved varieties and if low-efficiency households make better use of their existing technology. Continued development of improved varieties will further shift the production frontier outward. The apparent spill-over effect of the technical support received by research and nonresearch farmers suggests that farmer education has a multiplier effect. An improvement in extension service delivery could help to enhance the managerial skills of both farmer categories.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.241851
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/241851/files/1%20Asekenye%20et%20al.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/241851
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/621048
dc.languageeng
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dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/241851
dc.titleProductivity gaps among groundnut farmers in Kenya and Uganda: A stochastic production frontier analysis
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