ESTIMATING COST EFFICIENCY AMONG MAIZE PRODUCERS IN KENYA AND UGANDA
Kirimi, Lilian; Swinton, Scott M.
2004

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A translog stochastic cost frontier is estimated to calculate cost efficiency index (CEI) of 203 Kenyan and Ugandan maize producers using survey data from 2003. Results show a mean CEI of 1.95, with greater inefficiency among farms in Kenya of medium-large size. Key sources of inefficiency are late planting and use of recycled seed.

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Title ESTIMATING COST EFFICIENCY AMONG MAIZE PRODUCERS IN KENYA AND UGANDA
Author(s) Kirimi, Lilian
Swinton, Scott M.
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Issue Date 2004
Publication Type Conference Paper/ Presentation
DOI and Other Identifiers 10.22004/ag.econ.20396
Record Identifier https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20396
PURL Identifier http://purl.umn.edu/20396
Language English
Total Pages 21
Series Statement Selected Paper
Record Appears in Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) > Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Conferences > 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO

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