Investigating yield variability and technical efficiency of smallholders pineapple production in Johor
This research investigates the efficiency of pineapple production in Malaysia using the stochastic frontier model with flexible risk features and a sample of 290 pineapple farms by smallholders in Johor. The results of the study indicate that the trans log model is the best match for the mean output...
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| author | Muhamad, Muhamad Zahid Shamsudin, Mad Nasir Kamarulzaman, Nitty Hirawaty Mohd Nawi, Nolila Laham, Jamaliah |
| author_facet | Muhamad, Muhamad Zahid Shamsudin, Mad Nasir Kamarulzaman, Nitty Hirawaty Mohd Nawi, Nolila Laham, Jamaliah |
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| description | This research investigates the efficiency of pineapple production in Malaysia using the stochastic frontier model with flexible risk features and a sample of 290 pineapple farms by smallholders in Johor. The results of the study indicate that the trans log model is the best match for the mean output function, while input factors, such as sucker, fertilizer, agrochemicals, labor, and hormones, have a positive effect on pineapple yield with rising returns to scale. The study also finds that fertilizers and hormones are risk increasing inputs, whilst sucker is classified as a risk decreasing input. The total farm-specific characteristics account for the difference in the mean technical efficiency, which is estimated to be 68.1%. The study shows that, on average, 31.9 percent of the potential output is wasted owing to technical inefficiency and production risks in inputs. However, the optimal production of pineapple is facilitated by the application of the best agricultural techniques. |
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| spelling | upm-1019822023-06-15T21:34:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101982/ Investigating yield variability and technical efficiency of smallholders pineapple production in Johor Muhamad, Muhamad Zahid Shamsudin, Mad Nasir Kamarulzaman, Nitty Hirawaty Mohd Nawi, Nolila Laham, Jamaliah This research investigates the efficiency of pineapple production in Malaysia using the stochastic frontier model with flexible risk features and a sample of 290 pineapple farms by smallholders in Johor. The results of the study indicate that the trans log model is the best match for the mean output function, while input factors, such as sucker, fertilizer, agrochemicals, labor, and hormones, have a positive effect on pineapple yield with rising returns to scale. The study also finds that fertilizers and hormones are risk increasing inputs, whilst sucker is classified as a risk decreasing input. The total farm-specific characteristics account for the difference in the mean technical efficiency, which is estimated to be 68.1%. The study shows that, on average, 31.9 percent of the potential output is wasted owing to technical inefficiency and production risks in inputs. However, the optimal production of pineapple is facilitated by the application of the best agricultural techniques. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022-11-19 Article PeerReviewed Muhamad, Muhamad Zahid and Shamsudin, Mad Nasir and Kamarulzaman, Nitty Hirawaty and Mohd Nawi, Nolila and Laham, Jamaliah (2022) Investigating yield variability and technical efficiency of smallholders pineapple production in Johor. Sustainability, 14 (22). art. no. 15410. pp. 1-18. ISSN 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/22/15410 10.3390/su142215410 |
| spellingShingle | Muhamad, Muhamad Zahid Shamsudin, Mad Nasir Kamarulzaman, Nitty Hirawaty Mohd Nawi, Nolila Laham, Jamaliah Investigating yield variability and technical efficiency of smallholders pineapple production in Johor |
| title | Investigating yield variability and technical efficiency of smallholders pineapple production in Johor |
| title_full | Investigating yield variability and technical efficiency of smallholders pineapple production in Johor |
| title_fullStr | Investigating yield variability and technical efficiency of smallholders pineapple production in Johor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating yield variability and technical efficiency of smallholders pineapple production in Johor |
| title_short | Investigating yield variability and technical efficiency of smallholders pineapple production in Johor |
| title_sort | investigating yield variability and technical efficiency of smallholders pineapple production in johor |
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