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Allocative Efficiency of TMS (Tropical Manihot Selection) Cassava Production in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Abstract
This study investigated the allocative efficiency of TMS (Tropical Manihot Selection) cassava production in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected from twelve villages using multi-stage sampling technique. Data were collected using a well-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, and allocative efficiency, elastcity of production and returns to scale models were used for data analyses. Farm land (77218.0), cassava cuttings (2.30), labour (71.283) and capital (-6.524) were under-utilized, while fertilizer (0.616) was over-utilized. The return to scale of the cassava farmers was 1.324. Policies were recommended that will enhance increased use of farm land, cassava cuttings, farm labour and capital, while decreasing the use of fertilizer in TMS cassava production.
