Technical efficiency of maize farmers across two agro ecological zones of Burkina Faso

Windinkonté Séogo, W. Jean-Pierre Sawadogo and Pam Zahonogo

African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development, 2021, vol. 8, issue 4, 275-290

Abstract: This study analyses the technical efficiency of 881 maize farmers across two agro ecological zones of Burkina Faso: the Sudano-Sahelian zone and the Pre-Guinean zone. A stochastic meta-frontier approach is followed to deal with technology heterogeneity across zones. The results reveal that farmers in the Pre-Guinean zone are more efficient (55.38%) than those in the Sudano-Sahelian zone (54.25%). It is also observed that chemical fertilisers have a positive effect on maize production in the Pre-Guinean zone whereas in the Sudano-Sahelian zone, manure is the main fertiliser stimulating maize production. The results suggest to consider agro ecological factors in implementing agricultural policies.

Keywords: technical efficiency; stochastic meta-frontier approach; agro ecological zones; Burkina Faso. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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