Analysis of Determinants of Productivity and Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Common Bean Farmers in Eastern Uganda

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.affiliationPan-Africa Bean Research Allianceen
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierEliud Abucheli Birachi: 0000-0003-3444-549Xen
cg.placeNairobi, Kenyaen
cg.subject.ciatBEANSen
cg.subject.pabraBEAN CORRIDORSen
dc.contributor.authorWaluse, K.S.en
dc.contributor.authorOwuor, G.en
dc.contributor.authorNyachwo, J.en
dc.contributor.authorAlokit, C.en
dc.contributor.authorBirachi, Eliud Abuchelien
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-05T20:54:26Zen
dc.date.available2018-06-05T20:54:26Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/93055
dc.titleAnalysis of Determinants of Productivity and Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Common Bean Farmers in Eastern Ugandaen
dcterms.abstractThe efficiency of crop production has important implications for farm yield and productivity; however, little is known about the efficiency of bean production in Uganda. This study evaluated factors influencing technical efficiency among smallholder farmers in eastern Uganda where bean growing is common to over 80% of the population. Technical efficiency measured the ability of a farm to produce the maximum possible yield given the available production inputs and technology. To assess the technical efficiency, data was collected in 2010 on a sample of 280 farming households using a multistage sampling technique. A tobit model was used to analyze the data for determinants of technical efficiency. Results showed that technical efficiency was likely to decline by 2% when age of farmer increases by 1 year, possibly due to reluctance to take up new technologies. In addition, a one hectare increase in farm size is likely to increase technical efficiency by about 1.5%. A one dollar increase in asset values was likely to increase efficiency by about 2.4%. Similarly, having access to extension services was likely to increase efficiency by over 6%. Finally, being a member of a producer group was likely to increase the technical efficiency of members by over 14%. Based on these results, there is need for increased provision of extension service and training on proper crop management and improved farming technologies to increase bean productivity. On the other hand, there is need for a programme to effectively disseminate seed of new, improved, bean varieties to farmers all over the country to improve farm yields.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWaluse, K.S., Owuor, G., Nyachwo, J., Alokit, C., Birachi, E. (2012). Analysis of Determinants of Productivity and Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Common Bean Farmers in Eastern Uganda. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance – PABRA. Nairobi. KE, 1 p.en
dcterms.extent1 p.en
dcterms.issued2012en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherPan-Africa Bean Research Allianceen
dcterms.subjectcrop productionen
dcterms.subjectproductivityen
dcterms.subjectyielden
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjectbeansen
dcterms.subjectcommon beansen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectphaseolus vulgarisen
dcterms.typePoster

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