Technical efficiency of corn production in Sinaloa, Mexico

Luis Becerra-Perez and Luis Lopez-Reyes

No 332904, Conference papers from Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

Abstract: This study examines the extent to which technical efficiency is related to certain corn producers’ characteristics. With data gathered by survey, 229 farms in the Sinaloa valley, Mexico are used to estimate a stochastic frontier model in 2016. The main finding of this work is that membership to a farmers’ association has a positive effect on efficiency. There is also a positive relationship between efficiency and formal education, age, property of land and soil analysis. The prevailing level of efficiency among maize producers is 0.84, implying there is room for improvement with the current technology.

Keywords: Crop; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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