Estimating Economic Efficiency in Paddy Farms: A Case of Northwest Selangor IADP

Economic efficiency can be measured as allocative and technical efficiency. A study to measure the technical, allocative and economic efficiency of paddy farms using the probabilistic frontier production function was carried out. Results showed that the sample paddy farmers under study are economi...

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Main Authors: Radam, Alias, Latiff, Ismail
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Language:English
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1996
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3119/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3119/1/Estimating_Economic_Efficiency_in_Paddy_Farms_A_Case.pdf
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description Economic efficiency can be measured as allocative and technical efficiency. A study to measure the technical, allocative and economic efficiency of paddy farms using the probabilistic frontier production function was carried out. Results showed that the sample paddy farmers under study are economically inefficient. There is still in technical efficiency a 15 percent potential for in creasing the output of farmers, and a 35 percent potential in allocative efficiency to increase output optimally. The government should therefore play a part in directing education, extension, and social change and provide institutional support in order to improve the farmers' efficiency technically and allocatively.
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spelling upm-31192013-05-27T07:05:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3119/ Estimating Economic Efficiency in Paddy Farms: A Case of Northwest Selangor IADP Radam, Alias Latiff, Ismail Economic efficiency can be measured as allocative and technical efficiency. A study to measure the technical, allocative and economic efficiency of paddy farms using the probabilistic frontier production function was carried out. Results showed that the sample paddy farmers under study are economically inefficient. There is still in technical efficiency a 15 percent potential for in creasing the output of farmers, and a 35 percent potential in allocative efficiency to increase output optimally. The government should therefore play a part in directing education, extension, and social change and provide institutional support in order to improve the farmers' efficiency technically and allocatively. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1996 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3119/1/Estimating_Economic_Efficiency_in_Paddy_Farms_A_Case.pdf Radam, Alias and Latiff, Ismail (1996) Estimating Economic Efficiency in Paddy Farms: A Case of Northwest Selangor IADP. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 4 (1). pp. 77-82. ISSN 0128-7702 English
spellingShingle Radam, Alias
Latiff, Ismail
Estimating Economic Efficiency in Paddy Farms: A Case of Northwest Selangor IADP
title Estimating Economic Efficiency in Paddy Farms: A Case of Northwest Selangor IADP
title_full Estimating Economic Efficiency in Paddy Farms: A Case of Northwest Selangor IADP
title_fullStr Estimating Economic Efficiency in Paddy Farms: A Case of Northwest Selangor IADP
title_full_unstemmed Estimating Economic Efficiency in Paddy Farms: A Case of Northwest Selangor IADP
title_short Estimating Economic Efficiency in Paddy Farms: A Case of Northwest Selangor IADP
title_sort estimating economic efficiency in paddy farms: a case of northwest selangor iadp
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3119/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3119/1/Estimating_Economic_Efficiency_in_Paddy_Farms_A_Case.pdf