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DIFFERENTIALS IN TECHNICAL INEFFICIENCY AMONG CHICKEN-EGG PRODUCERS IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA


O. Ojogho

Abstract

Empirical measure of output shot-fall from the production frontier for inefficient use of inputs in chicken-egg production is the concern of this study. The study was done in Edo state, Nigeria using medium-scale chicken-egg producers for the period between September 2016 and August 2017 production seasons in the three senatorial districts of the state. Data were collected from 120 producers selected using a three-stage sampling procedure and analysed using the stochastic frontier production approach. The results showed a stochastic error of 0.374 in production level of farmers in the state and efficiency factor of 0.15 with a huge gap for improving chicken-egg production level in the state by about 40% at the current levels of input use. Chicken-egg production across the state is input inelastic. Stock-size, feed and labour-hour increased chicken-egg production by 0.72%, 0.52% and 0.71% respectively while medication decreased production by 0.12% for 1% increase in these input in the short-run. Chicken-egg production in the state exhibits increasing return-to-scale of about 1.893. Hence, chicken-egg farmers in the state have the potential to increase their production level by efficient use of available inputs.


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