Profitability and technical efficiency of rice farms using traditional and improved milling machines: Evidence from Mali

Mamoutou Dit Djamba Sissoko, Kwasi Ohene-Yankyera and Camillus Abawiera Wongnaa

African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 2022, vol. 14, issue 5, 1400-1412

Abstract: The introduction of improved rice milling machines in rice producing areas in Mali is expected to minimize losses during processing. This study compares the profitability and technical efficiency of rice farms using traditional and improved rice milling machines in the Segou region of Mali. It used cross sectional data collected from 396 rice farms from N’Debougou, M’Bewani and Niono agro-ecological zones of Segou region of Mali. Descriptive statistics, benefit cost ratio, stochastic frontier production function and Kendall’s coefficient of concordance were the methods of analysis employed. We find that whereas access to improved rice milling machines (IRMMs) was high for farms employing the technology, it was low for users of traditional rice milling machines. The transaction cost of a bag of milled rice, the profit for a one-hectare rice farm and the returns on a CFA invested by farms using improved rice milling machine were 818 CFA, 7014 CFA and 0.78 compared with 711 CFA, 5113 CFA and 0.56 estimated for users of traditional rice milling machines, respectively. The mean technical efficiencies (TE) for farms using improved rice milling machines and the traditional rice milling machines were 86% and 81%, respectively. Generally, whereas milled rice output was influenced by labour, capital and farm size, technical efficiency was influenced by educational level and monthly income of managers of rice farms. The main constraint that farms faced using the improved rice milling machines was low returns to bran followed by high transportation cost. Given that farms using IRMMs were more profitable, rice farms are encouraged to consider using IRMMs to help them improve the quality of their products so that they can be more competitive in the world market.

Date: 2022
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