Technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria: parametric and non-parametric approach

• Main Authors: Hassan, Yusha'u, Abdullah, Amin Mahir, Ismail, Mohd Mansor, Mohamed, Zainal Abidin
• Format: Article
• Published: Asian Economic and Social Society 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35608/; http://www.aessweb.com/journals/April2014/5005/2736
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The study was carried out to provide empirical evidence on technical efficiency of maize production in Nigeria using parametric and non-parametric approaches. The study employed annual secondary data on maize production in Nigeria from 1971 to 2010.Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) and Data Envelop...