Kizito, KwenaNyamwaro, Sospeter O.Bett, E.K.Chepng’etich, Evaline2015-03-042015-03-042014Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development Vol.5, No.4, 2014http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12348Journal articleThere 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.enKenyaMakinduMachakosData Envelopment An alysissorghumTechnical efficiencyArticle