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<p>This study is focused on analysing the economics of rice production by the small-holder female rice-farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study described female rice-farmers’ socio-economic characteristics, analysed their technical and allocative efficiencies, and also assessed their economic efficiency in the area. Primary data were collected from 180 randomly selected female rice-farmers in Adamawa State using a semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and stochastic frontier function were used analysing the data collected. Findings of the study revealed that the technical in-efficiency of the farmers is influenced by farming experience, education, and access to credit facilities. Also, the allocative in-efficiency of female farmers was influenced by education, household size, and access to credits. The result showed that education and access to credit facilities were common factors affecting the technical and allocative efficiency of female rice farmers in the area. The mean economic efficiency of the female farmers was 0.6. Therefore, the study recommends that the government and other actors in the agricultural sector should facilitate women’s access to credit facilities and other agricultural information relevant to rice production.</p>
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This study is focused on analysing the economics of rice production by the small-holder female rice-farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study described female rice-farmers’ socio-economic characteristics, analysed their technical and allocative efficiencies, and also assessed their economic efficiency in the area. Primary data were collected from 180 randomly selected female rice-farmers in Adamawa State using a semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and stochastic frontier function were used analysing the data collected. Findings of the study revealed that the technical in-efficiency of the farmers is influenced by farming experience, education, and access to credit facilities. Also, the allocative in-efficiency of female farmers was influenced by education, household size, and access to credits. The result showed that education and access to credit facilities were common factors affecting the technical and allocative efficiency of female rice farmers in the area. The mean economic efficiency of the female farmers was 0.6. Therefore, the study recommends that the government and other actors in the agricultural sector should facilitate women’s access to credit facilities and other agricultural information relevant to rice production.

Economic analysis of rice production by small-holder women farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension

Croatian Review of Economic, Business and Social Statistics

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This study is focused on analysing the economics of rice production by the small-holder female rice-farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study...

Economic analysis of rice production by small-holder women farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Published Online: May 29, 2021

Page range: 1 - 12

Received: Oct 09, 2020

Accepted: Nov 27, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/crebss-2021-0001

Keywords
Adamawa state, efficiency, Nigeria, rice production, women

© 2021 Adewuyi Adekunle Kolawole et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Economic analysis of rice production by small-holder women farmers in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Published Online: May 29, 2021

Page range: 1 - 12

Received: Oct 09, 2020

Accepted: Nov 27, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/crebss-2021-0001

KeywordsAdamawa state, efficiency, Nigeria, rice production, women

© 2021 Adewuyi Adekunle Kolawole et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Adamawa state, efficiency, Nigeria, rice production, women