Small is Beautiful: Empirical Evidence of an Inverse Relationship between Farm Size and Productive Efficiency in Small-Holder Cassava Production in Ideato North LGA of Imo State

B.c Okoye, C.c Agbaeze, G.n Asumugha, O.c Aniedu and E.N.a Mbanaso
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Abstract: This study examined the relationship between farm size and technical efficiency in small holder cassava production in Ideato LGA of Imo state using data from a 2008 farm-level survey of 90 rural households. The study showed a strong inverse relationship between farm size and technical efficiency. Smaller farms are found to be more technically efficient, than larger farms. These results favour land redistribution policies targeted towards giving lands to the small-holder farmers. Policies of de-emphasizing cassava production in the estate sector while encouraging it in smallholdings will foster equity and efficiency.

Keywords: Farm Size; Productivity and Technical Efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D6 D61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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