A non-parametric analysis of rice production efficiency in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorThibbotuwawa, Manoj
dc.contributor.authorMugera, Amin
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Ben
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-25T08:51:29Z
dc.date.available2023-07-25T08:51:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis article investigates the production efficiency of rice farming in Sri Lanka using cross section survey data of 90 farms. Past studies on rice farming have mostly focused on technical efficiency (TE). Here, we examine technical efficiency, allocative efficiency (AE) and cost efficiency (CE) using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach. On average, the farms were 87% technically efficient; irrigated farms were more efficient (88%) than rain-fed farms (82%). Average cost, allocative and scale efficiencies were 73%, 84% and 87%. Bias corrected TE estimate suggests an expected output expansion of 25% with a given input combination in order to become fully efficient as opposed to 16% based on the original estimates. In addition, a second stage Tobit regression shows that efficiency is influenced by farm size, water security, ownership, seed quality, family labour endowment and female labour participationen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://econspace.ips.lk/handle/789/4497
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAustralian Agricultural & Resource Economic Societyen_US
dc.subjectTechnical efficiencyen_US
dc.subjectCost efficiencyen_US
dc.subjectBootstrapen_US
dc.subjectRice farmingen_US
dc.subjectSri Lankaen_US
dc.titleA non-parametric analysis of rice production efficiency in Sri Lankaen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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