scholarly journals Total factor productivity (TFP) of productive resources used in homestead poultry broiler farms in Niger state of Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-119
Author(s):  
Sadiq Sanusi ◽  
Singh Paul ◽  
Ahmad Muhammad ◽  
Lawal Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Gender Status ◽  
Productive Labour ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Partnership Synergy

The present research measured the total factor productivity (TFP) of productive resources used in homestead poultry broiler farms in Niger State of Nigeria, using a structured questionnaire complemented with an interview schedule to collect cross-sectional data from a drawn sample size of 97 active broiler producers via the multi-stage sampling design. The data analyses were performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings from the study showed evidence of a productive labour force in the enterprise, literate farming population with a sustainable household size typical of African agrarian settings. The enterprise was found to be profitable in the studied area. Furthermore, findings showed that more than half of the sampling population was productive in the utilisation of their input resources, which may be due to technical awareness of the modern poultry management techniques in the studied area. Thereafter, it was observed that gender status, experience, capital source and operational capital were the factors affecting TFP of the farmers. Therefore, the study recommends gender sensitisation and the need for public private partnership synergy to explore the untapped potentials in this sub-sector in the studied area as almost half of the farmers were found not to be productive in the utilisation of their resources.

scholarly journals TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY AND FRONTIER PRODUCTION FUNCTION = PRODUKTIVITAS FAKTOR PRODUKSI TOTAL DAN FUNGSI PERODUKSI FRONTIER

Agro Ekonomi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Sri Widodo
Keyword(s):  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Production Function ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Potential Output ◽  
Total Productivity ◽  
Cross Sectional Studies ◽  
Frontier Production Function

The total factor productivity became an interesting concept in the measurement of productivity growth. Productivity is a ratio of output to input. The most common measurement of productivity is single factor productivity or partial productivity such as of land, labor, or capital.A total (factor) productivity is a productivity of all factors of production where the factors are aggregated. In cross-sectional studies this total productivity is a ratio of actual to potential output where the potential output is estimated from ther frontier production function. One of the methods to estimate this frontier function is by using linear programming technique.The total productivity does not always coincide with a single factor productivity of land (yield), that in the study area the larger farms tend to have higher total productivity than yield

Agricultural Growth Accounting and Total Factor Productivity in Jordan

2020 ◽  
pp. 1709-1723
Author(s):  
Samia Nadeem Akroush ◽  
Boubaker Dhehibi ◽  
Aden Aw-Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Agricultural Productivity ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Tfp Growth ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Food And Agriculture Organization

This article develops new estimates of historical agricultural productivity growth in Jordan. It investigates how public policies such as agricultural research, investment in irrigation capital, and water pricing have contributed to agricultural productivity growth. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) annual time series from 1961 to 2011 of all crops and livestock productions are the primary source for agricultural outputs and inputs used to construct the Törnqvist Index for the case of Jordan. The log-linear form of regression equation was used to examine the relationship between Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth and different factors affecting TFP growth. The results showed that human capital has positive and direct significant impact on TFP implying that people with longer life expectancy has a significant impact on TFP growth. This article concludes that despite some recent improvement, agricultural productivity growth in Jordan continues to lag behind just about every other region of the world.

Total Factor Productivity, Efficiency, and Technological Change in the European Regions: A Nonparametric Approach

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 1152-1170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Ezcurra ◽  
Belen Iraizoz ◽  
Pedro Pascual
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Malmquist Index ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Regions ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nonparametric Approach

This paper examines the global trend of total factor productivity, efficiency, and technological change in the European Union regions over the period 1986–2004, using the Malmquist index computed by data envelopment analysis. The results reveal the important role played by technical efficiency in explaining total factor productivity growth in the European Union. For this reason, in a second stage, we investigate existing regional disparities in efficiency levels across the European regions, using a nonparametric methodology that allows us to study the dynamics of the entire cross-sectional distribution. Estimates show the presence of a process of convergence in efficiency levels over the sample period, despite a relatively low degree of intradistribution mobility. In order to complete these results, factors such as the geographical location of the various regions, country-specific characteristics, or the sectoral composition of economic activity were examined for their role in explaining the observed disparities.

scholarly journals Medical students’ perceptions of stress factors affecting their academic performance, perceived stress and stress management techniques

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violet N. Pinto ◽  
Sumit Wasnik ◽  
Sumedha M. Joshi ◽  
Deepa H. Velankar
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Stress Management ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Clinical Teaching ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Management Techniques

Background: Medical students during their training period to become competent physicians are themselves vulnerable to various stresses which can affect their health and academic performance. The objectives of the study were to study MBBS students perceptions of stress factors affecting their academic performance; to assess the perceived stress in the students; to identify the stress management techniques used by the students.Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted on 169 MBBS students in a private medical college in Navi Mumbai after taking their consent. Data collection was by pretested, pre-coded, semi-structured self-administered questionnaire. Statistical analysis was done by SPSS Version 20.0 and relevant tests for data analysis.Results: The mean PSS score in the students was 26.96 (SD=6.332). Moderate stress and severe stress were present in 37.3% and 1.1% students respectively. Perceived stress was significantly associated with female sex, mother tongue; vastness of curriculum, dissatisfaction with clinical teaching, competition with peers and high parental expectations. More than 50% students felt that they were not able to adequately manage their stress. The most commonly used stress management techniques were social media usage and engaging in hobbies/sports.Conclusions: There is an urgent need for conducting screening programmes for stress in medical students and implementing measures which will equip them with skills to manage their stress.

scholarly journals Gendered Division of Domestic Labour and Childbearing Intentions in Tehran, Iran

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Modiri ◽  
Rasoul Sadeghi
Keyword(s):  
Division Of Labour ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Family ◽  
Domestic Labour ◽  
Asian Context

Objective: Changes in the gendered division of domestic labour are often assumed to influence childbearing intention, but existing evidence is varied and less examined in the Asian context. This paper aims to investigate the association between the gendered division of domestic labour and the intention to have another child. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Tehran on 455 married women aged 18-40 years who were selected through a multi-stage cluster sampling. Results: Domestic labour is still a feminine role and the majority of women are satisfied with the division of domestic labour. Women’s satisfaction with the division of domestic labour is a predictor of their tendency to have another child, but the actual division of domestic labour has not a significant effect on women’s desire to childbearing, in the multivariate model. Conclusion: Women’s desire for having another child is positively impacted by their satisfaction with the gendered division of labour in their household. To achieve more fertility, gender equality in the family and identifying the factors affecting women's satisfaction with the division of domestic labour is suggested.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Vegetable Circulation Efficiency and Analysis of Influencing Factors in Henan Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Xueqiang Guo ◽  
Bingjun Li
Keyword(s):  
Panel Data ◽  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Static Analysis ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Henan Province ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Dea Method

In order to explore the deep-seated reasons affecting the development of vegetable circulation in Henan Province, combined with the panel data of Henan Province from 2014 to 2019, this paper first makes a static analysis on the vegetable circulation efficiency in Henan Province by using DEA method. Second, the Malmquist method is used to establish the total factor productivity evaluation model of vegetable circulation in Henan Province, and the dynamic analysis is carried out. The analysis results show that the main problem in the development of vegetable circulation in Henan Province is the low level of management and technology. Then, GM(1, N) model is established to further analyze the specific factors affecting the vegetable circulation efficiency in Henan Province. Finally, some reasonable suggestions are put forward for the development of vegetable circulation in Henan Province.

scholarly journals Impact of Green Total Factor Productivity in Marine Economy Based on Entropy Method

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (s3) ◽  
pp. 141-146
Author(s):  
Danjie Wu
Keyword(s):  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Entropy Method ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Green Production ◽  
Model Coefficient ◽  
Marine Economy

Abstract In order to improve the efficiency of marine economic production and realize the sustainable and healthy development of marine economy, the spatial-temporal and dynamic evolution trend of marine economic green production efficiency in coastal areas of China is analysed by means of SFA basic model, coefficient of variation, coefficient of Gini and entropy method. It mainly includes three aspects: the result analysis of marine economy green production efficiency; the dynamic trend analysis of marine economy green production efficiency; the analysis of factors affecting marine economy green production efficiency. The results show that the factors affecting the total factor productivity of the marine economy are: development level of marine economy, marine material capital, level of opening to the outside world, marine industrial structure, marine human capital and marine environmental governance.

scholarly journals Climatic effects and total factor productivity: econometric evidence for Wisconsin dairy farms

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1276-1301
Author(s):  
Eric Njuki ◽  
Boris E Bravo-Ureta ◽  
Víctor E Cabrera
Keyword(s):  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Stochastic Production Frontier ◽  
Climate Trends ◽  
Climatic Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Long Run

Abstract This study exploits temporal and cross-sectional variation in weather and long-run climate trends to investigate their effects on farm-level productivity. Using panel data for a sample of Wisconsin dairy producers, three stochastic production frontier models are estimated and a random parameters approach is chosen as the most desirable, which accounts for stochastic observed and unobserved environmental factors. The estimated coefficients are used to decompose a multiplicative total factor productivity index that accounts for different sources of productivity growth. Annual productivity growth is estimated at 2.16 per cent, driven primarily by technical progress (1.91 per cent per annum). The average per year contribution of the other productivity components is: climate adaptation efforts −0.31 per cent; scale-mix efficiency change +0.13 per cent and technical efficiency +0.05 per cent.

scholarly journals The use of behaviour management techniques amongst paediatric dentists working in the Arabian region: a cross-sectional survey study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Nazzal ◽  
O. I. El Shahawy ◽  
S. Al-Jundi ◽  
I. Hussein ◽  
J. F. Tahmassebi
Keyword(s):  
Positive Reinforcement ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Behaviour Management ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Management Techniques

Abstract Purpose The purposes of this study were to investigate paediatric dental practitioners’ training and confidence in using dental behaviour management techniques in the Arabian region and to assess the factors influencing the application of advanced behaviour management techniques. Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed to paediatric dental practitioners in the Arabian region. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Pearson Chi Square. Results A total of 113 responses were obtained. Of these, the majority were from Egypt (45%, n = 51). Just over half of the respondents were registered as specialists at the country where they were practicing paediatric dentistry (53%, n = 60). The use of behaviour management techniques varied amongst participants with tell-show-do (95%, n = 107) and positive reinforcement (89%, n = 101) being the most routinely used techniques. The majority of participants reported using voice control (83%) and parental separation (68%) techniques. Hand over mouth exercise (HOME) was only used by 24% (n = 27) of participants, whilst just over half of the participants, 53%, reported using protective stabilisation. A significant association was shown between country of practice, country of obtaining paediatric dental training, speciality status and the use of advanced behaviour management techniques, whilst confidence in using HOME and sedation were associated with work setting and country of practice, respectively. Conclusion The use of advanced behaviour management techniques was found to be high amongst respondents in the Arabian region. The lack of training in using these techniques, however, is of concern. Further assessment of the factors affecting the use of and confidence in applying advanced behaviour management techniques in the Arabian region is needed.

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