Factors enhancing production efficiency of farmer households who are members of saving groups in Upper Northern Thailand

Aree Cheamuangphan (), Aree Wiboonpongse, Yaovarate Chaovanapoonphol and Songsak Sriboonchitta
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Aree Cheamuangphan: Maejo University
Aree Wiboonpongse: Chiang Mai University
Yaovarate Chaovanapoonphol: Chiang Mai University

The Empirical Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Letters, 2013, vol. 2, issue 2, 71 – 82

Abstract: The objectives of this paper are to evaluate production efficiency of farmer households and to analyze factors affecting production efficiency of farmer households being saving group members in upper northern areas. The data are collected from 399 farmer households in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces and assessed by using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Tobit model. The results reveal that farmer households have production efficiency in quite low level. Moreover, age of household head, scales of farm, characteristics of only rice farming, characteristics of only livestock, and total loans are the significant determinants affecting production efficiency of farmer households who are the saving group members. The findings of this paper contribute useful guidelines to related agencies for promoting and improving production efficiency of farmer households and bring about farmers’ income and quality of life enhancement in the future.

Keywords: Production efficiency; farmer households; members of saving groups; DEA; Tobit model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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