Technical Efficiency of Green Pepper Production
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The main objectives of this research were to measure the technical efficiency of green pepper production in the greenhouse and to examine the determinants of technical efficiency in the Mersin province of Turkey. Data envelopment analysis was used to measure technical efficiency. 102 randomly selected farmers were visited to obtained data belong to the 2015 - 2016 production periods. The results of the research showed that farmers may reduce their input use by 10.5% by maintaining current production under prevailing technology. The technical efficiency scores of the sample farms ranged from 0.748 to 1 (0.905 average). The variables of extension, off-farm income, cooperative partnership, credit usage, record keeping, and soil test positively affected technical efficiency. However, farm size had a negative relationship with efficiency. Therefore, this study proposes strategies such as providing better extension services, providing farmers with greater access to credit, encouraging farmers to have agricultural insurance and soil tests, encouraging co-operative formation, in order to improve technical efficiency.
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Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Ziraat Mühendisliği
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
25 Ağustos 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
23 Ocak 2019
Kabul Tarihi
2 Mayıs 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 25 Sayı: 1
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