000199098 001__ 199098 000199098 005__ 20210122074539.0 000199098 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.199098 000199098 037__ $$a1362-2016-107597 000199098 037__ $$a1362-2016-107854 000199098 041__ $$aeng 000199098 084__ $$aD2 000199098 084__ $$aQ12 000199098 084__ $$aR3 000199098 245__ $$aEstimation of Technical Efficiency for Rice Farms in Central Thailand Using Stochastic Frontier Approach 000199098 260__ $$c2012-12-30 000199098 269__ $$a2012-12-30 000199098 270__ $$mkallika27@gmail.com$$pTaraka, Kallika 000199098 300__ $$a11 000199098 336__ $$aJournal Article 000199098 520__ $$aAs one of Thailand’s economic crops, rice plays an important role in generating national income and creating domestic employment for the country. Its production has been increasing because of the expansion of areas planted to rice and not due to increases in productivity. The national average yield is considerably low compared with that of other rice-producing countries. This study measured the technical efficiency of rice farmers in the central region of Thailand and identified the factors causing technical inefficiency using stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) approach specified as a translog production function. Cross-sectional data were randomly collected from 384 sampled farmers from nine provinces of central Thailand who generally operated their farms using pre-germinated broadcasting method in the major rice crop year 2009/2010. Results reveal that technical efficiency ranged from 49.69 to 97.17 percent, with a mean of 85.35 percent. Gender, farming experience, good agricultural practices (GAP), and cropping intensity were found to contribute positively toward farm technical efficiency. Farmers should be provided knowledge of GAP and should adopt GAP in their farms’ activities. Agricultural extension officers should organize knowledge and experience exchange between successful farmers and other farmers, and promote the use of certified seeds to improve farm efficiency and farmers’ income. 000199098 650__ $$aAgricultural and Food Policy 000199098 650__ $$aFarm Management 000199098 650__ $$aProductivity Analysis 000199098 6531_ $$atechnical efficiency 000199098 6531_ $$astochastic frontier analysis (SFA) 000199098 6531_ $$arice farms 000199098 6531_ $$aThailand 000199098 700__ $$aTaraka, Kallika 000199098 700__ $$aLatif, Ismail Abd. 000199098 700__ $$aShamsudin, Mad Nasir 000199098 700__ $$aSidique, Shaufique bin Ahmad 000199098 773__ $$q1$$o11$$tAsian Journal of Agriculture and Development$$j09$$k2 000199098 8564_ $$9b243016c-c6b7-4c2a-92d1-8e558a6c684e$$s755869$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/199098/files/AJAD_2011_9_2_1Taraka.pdf 000199098 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/199098 000199098 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:199098$$pGLOBAL_SET 000199098 912__ $$nSubmitted by Avril Madrid (ajad@agri.searca.org) on 2015-03-03T04:47:20Z No. of bitstreams: 1 AJAD_2011_9_2_1Taraka.pdf: 755869 bytes, checksum: 5cdb8b696f7a952bae45b82d9d465382 (MD5) 000199098 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2015-03-03T04:47:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AJAD_2011_9_2_1Taraka.pdf: 755869 bytes, checksum: 5cdb8b696f7a952bae45b82d9d465382 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-12-30 000199098 913__ $$aLicense granted by Avril Madrid (ajad@agri.searca.org) on 2015-03-03T04:41:43Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000199098 980__ $$a1362 000199098 982__ $$gAsian Journal of Agriculture and Development>Volume 09, Number 2