Do differences in technical efficiency explain the adoption rate of HYV rice? Evidence from Bangladesh

K.M. Zahidul Islam, John Sumelius and Stefan Bäckman

Agricultural Economics Review, 2012, vol. 13, issue 01, 18

Abstract: This paper estimates the technical efficiency of traditional variety (TV) and highyielding-variety (HYV) rice producers in Bangladesh as well as explores the determinants of HYV rice adoption in a survey data from 360 farmers for the 2008/09 growing seasons. Estimates by stochastic frontier analysis indicated that in spite of its much yield potential, HYV rice production was associated with lower technical efficiency and had a greater variability in yield. Results indicated that technical efficiency of HYV and TV rice were related to age, experience, off-farm income, extension visits, and access to microfinance. A Tobit analysis revealed that the adoption of HYV rice was significantly and positively influenced by farmers’ age and experience, level of technical efficiency, irrigation coverage, off-farm incomes, access to microfinance, perception of yield and membership of village-local groups.

Keywords: Agricultural; and; Food; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.253500

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