ARJASR

ISSN: 2360-7874

 Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research
 

Vol. 8(6), pp. 589-599, August 2020
DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2020.034
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ISSN: 2360-7874
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Factors that affecting the Level of Technical efficiency of Haricot Bean Producing for Smallholder Farmers in Bosat district, East Shoa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia

Fikiru Temesgen^1*, Taresa Jaleta², & Badassa Wolteji³

¹Department of Agricultural Economics, Ambo University, P.O.Box: 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.

Corresponding author’s Email:fiktems@gmail.com,

²Agricultural Office at Bosat district, East Shoa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia.

Email:taresajaleta87@gmail.com,

³Department of Economics, Ambo University, P.O.Box: 19, Ambo, Ethiopia.  Email: badhoo2006@yahoo.com

Accepted 15 June 2020

Haricot bean is one of the most important pulse crop and it is considered as the main cash crop and the least expensive source of protein for the farmers in Ethiopia, but its production and productivity is low. So this study aimed to analyze the level of technical efficiency by smallholder farmers in Boset district of Oromia National state of Ethiopia. Three stage sampling technique was employed to select 149 sample farmers who were interviewed using a structured questionnaire and cross sectional data collected in 2018/2019 production year. Both primary and secondary data were used for this study. Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier with a one-step approach used to estimate levels of the technical efficiency. The maximum likelihood parameter estimates showed that haricot bean output was positive and significantly influenced by land, NPSB fertilizer, oxen and labor in man-days. The mean technical efficiency of farmers in the production of haricot bean was 81.4%. This showed that there exists a possibility to increase the level of haricot bean output by 18.6% through efficiently utilizing the existing resources. Hence, the government should provide necessary the attention of policy makers to improve agricultural production should not revolve solely around the introduction and dissemination of new technology to increase yield, but also more attention should be given to improve the existing level of efficiency.

Key words: Haricot-bean, Stochastic-Frontier, Technical Efficiency.

How to cite this article (APA Style): Fikiru T., Taresa J., Badassa W (2020). Factors that affecting the Level of Technical efficiency of Haricot Bean Producing for Smallholder Farmers in Bosat district, East Shoa Zone, Oromia National Regional State, Ethiopia. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 8(6): 589-599