Determinant of Beniseed (Sesamum Indicum L.) Production among Beniseed Farmers in Mubi Region of Adamawa State, Nigeria

Y. Z Dia () and Gwandi O
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Y. Z Dia: Department of Agricultural Extension, Adamawa State college of Agriculture P.M.B. 2088, Ganye, Nigeria
Gwandi O: Department of Agricultural Technology, the Federal Polytechnic Mubi, P.M.B 35 Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Journal of Agriculture and Crops, 2015, vol. 1, issue 4, 44-49

Abstract: The study examines the determinant of Beniseed (Sesamum Indicum L.) Production among Beniseed Farmers in Mubi Region of Adamawa State, Nigeria a multi stage sampling technique was used to select 100 beniseed farmers in the study area. The study used a stochastic frontier production model to estimate the efficiency of the farmers; the empirical result revealed that farm size, seed and herbicide were positive and statistically significant at 1% level and family labour was also was also positive and statistically significant at 5% level in the study. The estimated gamma (Ï’) parameter of 0.799 in the study area indicated the 79% of the total variation in beniseed output is due to the technical inefficiencies in the study. The mean technical efficiency (Ï°) was 0.81 in the region, while Return to Scale (RTS) was 0.94 in the study. It was concluded that there is a positive and significant relationship between farm size, quality of seed used, herbicide used, family labour and beniseed output in the study.Â

Keywords: Technical efficiency; Beniseed determinant; Production; Stochastic production frontier; Mubi region. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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