Background A large majority of Ethiopians and the poor living in rural areas are deriving
their livelihood from agriculture. The existence of inefficiency in production comes from …

Promoting chemical fertilizer (CF) reduction is an inevitable requirement for achieving high-
quality agricultural development, and high standard farmland construction (HSFC) provides …

Rice plays a major role in the fight against food insecurity in developing countries such as
Benin. The objective of this research is to evaluate the determinants of technical efficiency …

This study analysed the financing gaps relative to production frontier of rice farmers in
Southwestern Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to collect cross-sectional …

Intensive pond aquaculture production is increasing and playing a major role in global
aquaculture production, especially in developing countries. Empirical evidence shows that …

The aim of this study was to determine the level of technical efficiency of smallholder teff
producers and identify factors affecting technical efficiency of smallholder farmers in teff …

Using Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA), this paper centered on analysing the impact of
Crop Diversification (CD) on farm level technical efficiency in Afghanistan. Data from a …

The economic farm-size–efficiency relationship for maize remains unclear. A question that
has yet to be answered conclusively is whether farm size affects productivity. The debate on …

Credit is used as an instrument to raise the capital required to increase farm productivity,
income and welfare of farmers, particularly small and marginal farmers who lack the capital …

The Grain-to-Fodder Crop Conversion Program (GCCP) in China mainly promotes the green
and sustainable development of grain crops, economic crops, and silage crops by …