Analysis of Technical Efficiency of Sorghum Product ion in Lower Eastern Kenya: A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) ap proach
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Date
2014
Authors
Kizito, Kwena
Nyamwaro, Sospeter O.
Bett, E.K.
Chepng’etich, Evaline
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Abstract
There has been an increase in food insecurity probl
em in ASALs of Kenya and this has necessitated a re
newed
interest in promoting drought-tolerant crops such a
s sorghum, among smallholder farmers in these regio
ns.
Promotion of such crops as sorghum has been emphasi
zed in these regions but the yields are low. Using
a field
survey data of randomly selected sample of 143 smal
lholder farmers in Machakos and Makindu districts i
n
Kenya this paper used DEA approach to estimate thei
r technical efficiency scores. Results showed that
the
average technical efficiency was low, 41%. Innovati
ve arrangements should be enhanced to increase farm
ers’
capacity to efficiently use the available resources
in sorghum production.
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Kenya, Makindu, Machakos, Data Envelopment An alysis, sorghum, Technical efficiency
Citation
Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development Vol.5, No.4, 2014