TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF MIRAHAWATTE ORGANIC TEA SMALL HOLDERS: A STOCHASTIC FRONTIER APPROACH

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dc.contributor.authorCHATHURANGI, K.R.S.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-20T09:02:44Z
dc.date.available2021-04-20T09:02:44Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractRecently, demand for the safe-agro products have remarkably increased in the world. Sri Lankan agriculture industry is developing its potential to address it. The country is trying to be a quality organic supplier to the world market. Tea is the most prominent crop in this context. Currently, identify the ability to produce maximum output with available technology and inputs are essential for the development of the agricultural industry in Sri Lanka. This study focuses on estimating the technical efficiency of Mirahawatte organic tea smallholders using stochastic frontier model. Primary and secondary panel data was collected during the period of 2011/2012-2013/2014 from 71 organic tea small holders in Mirahawatte. Technical efficiency was estimated by a stochastic frontier function using a Cobb-Douglas model, incorporating technical inefficiency effect model. According to the results, the average technical efficiency of the farmers given by stochastic production frontier is 71.39%. Still, there is a remaining potential to develop the output levels without increasing input levels and using advanced technology in 28.61%. In Cobb-Douglas specification, land extent, family labour and hired labour had a significant effect on output of green leaves. Resulted maximum likelihood estimates were 1.168, 0.069 and 0.04 respectively. Age, gender, occupation, experience in tea cultivation, experience in organic cultivation education and crop type were significant in technical inefficiency model. Respectively maximum likelihood estimates were 0.07, (-1.652), (-1.328), (-1.705), (-0.042), (-0.39), 1.202 and 1.746. As those determinants affecting to the technical efficiency of the smallholders, appropriate recommendations were given to empower relevant policies and to increase investments. Key words: Organic agriculture, Tea small holders, Technical efficiency, Stochastic frontier analysisen_US
dc.identifier.otherUWU/EAG/10/0003
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.erepo.lib.uwu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/6494/UWULD%20EAG%2010%200003-14052019083446.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUva Wellassa University of Sri Lankaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries;UWU/EAG/10/0003
dc.subjectExport Agriculture Degree Programme (EAG)en_US
dc.titleTECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF MIRAHAWATTE ORGANIC TEA SMALL HOLDERS: A STOCHASTIC FRONTIER APPROACHen_US
dc.title.alternativeResearch Article – EAG 2014en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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