@article{Majiwa:212769,
      recid = {212769},
      author = {Majiwa, Eucabeth Bosibori Opande and Lee, Boon and Wilson,  Clevo},
      title = {Multi-lateral multi-output measurement of productivity:  the case of African agriculture},
      address = {2015-08},
      number = {1008-2016-80062},
      pages = {41},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {Total factor productivity  (TFP) of agriculture  for  eighteen African countries is
measured using panel data  from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United  Nations database for 
the period 1980 to 2007. Using the  Färe-Primont productivity index, TFP was decomposed into  
measures of technical and efficiency change. The  efficiency change was further decomposed into 
measures of  technical, mix and scale efficiency changes. The results  reveal TFP and technical 
change growth rates of 0.85% and  1% respectively. In the same period there is a decline in  total 
technical productivity efficiency, mix efficiency,  residual scale efficiency and scale mix 
efficiency change  of 0.15%, 0.23%, 0.02% and 0.25% respectively while  technical efficiency improved 
by 0.1%. From the results it  is evident that the main driving force of TFP growth is  technological 
progress while negative efficiency levels  are contributing to reduced average productivity growth.  
Promotion of irrigation facilities, improving governance,  improving mechanization and reducing land 
fragmentation  are identified as necessary measures to improve TFP  growth.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212769},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.212769},
}