scholarly journals Assessment of Forest Personnel Performance in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-21
Author(s):  
Imaobong Ufot Nelson ◽  
Daniel E. Jacob ◽  
Enefiok Sunday Udo
Keyword(s):  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
Target Revenue ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study assesses the performances of forest personnel in Akwa Ibom State in meeting their target revenue for the state using qualitative and quantitative approaches. The primary data were obtained using a structured questionnaire, oral interviews, and direct observation, while the secondary data were obtained from all the 31 Divisions and the Directorate of Forestry in Akwa Ibom State. Data collected were analyzed using the descriptive and stochastic frontier analysis to assess efficiency The results obtained showed that the majority of the respondents were male (59.50%), in their economically active and productive age bracket (50.41), attended tertiary education (79.33%), were married (69.42%), had a family size of fewer than 5 members (71.90%), and received a monthly income of ₦41,000 - ₦50,000 (42.15%). Also, the majority of the respondents had been in service for 11 – 15 years (30.23%), resided in their stations (72.09%), and received various forms of in-training (65.12%) to enhance their effectiveness or performance. Most of the Uniformed Field staff patrolled their divisions daily with their superior visiting their divisions more than once a month. The majority (53.84%) of the Forest Officers had less than 10 years' experience and their technical efficiency ranged from 0.35 to 0.97. The study, therefore, recommends that a more conducive working environment should be provided for the forest personnel to be able to optimize their performances which would translate to increased revenue generation for the state.

scholarly journals Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Tomato Production in Semi-Urban Farms in Cameroon: A Stochastic Frontier Production Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Paul Jr. Tabe-Ojong ◽  
Ernest L. Molua
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Tomato Production ◽  
Frontier Analysis

Agriculture is the mainstay of Cameroon’s economy as it serves the purposes of food, livelihood and employment. Nevertheless, the country’s agriculture is plagued by low productivity and inefficiency in production. One of the main reasons for low productivity is the inability of farmers to fully exploit available technologies and production techniques. An important research question that comes to mind is, what are the major factors that hinder the technical efficiency of smallholder farmers? This study thus aimed to determine the level of technical efficiency in the production of tomato in smallholder farms, relying on primary data collected using a structured survey instrument administered to 80 tomato farmers in the Buea municipality of Cameroon. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and a stochastic frontier analysis method in the Cobb-Douglas production function. The STATA.14 software was used to obtain both stochastic frontier estimates and the determinants of technical efficiency. The results indicate that farmers are not fully technically efficient with a mean technical efficiency score of 0.68 with one farmer operating on the frontier. The study also revealed that most of the farmers irrespective of the size of the holdings have shown technical inefficiency problems. The older farmers were observed with the best measures of technical efficiency. Education, age and the adoption and practice of agronomic techniques had a positive and significant influence on technical efficiency while the nearest distance to the extension agent had a rather negative influence on technical efficiency. The input-output relationship showed that the area of tomato cultivation and the quantity of improved seed used were positive and significantly related to output at the 5% level of probability. As a result, it is recommended that farmers should increase their farm size, use of improved seeds and the adoption and practice of novel techniques in production. More emphasis should be placed on extension agents as they have a significant role to play in terms of improving and augmenting farmers’ education and information base through on farm demonstrations and result oriented workshops as all this will ensure increased production and productivity thereby increasing technical efficiency and achieving food self-sufficiency.

scholarly journals Efisiensi belanja administrasi pemerintah Kota Palembang: Pendekatan Stochastic Frontier Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-91
Author(s):  
Ririn Puji Astuti ◽  
M. Syirod Saleh ◽  
Muhammad Subardin
Keyword(s):  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
Capital Expenditure ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
Local Revenue ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

This study aims to find out the efficiency of the administration of Palembang City, 2002 – 2016 period in building the area with and components that caused whether or not administrative expenditure of an area was efficient. This study uses data secondary data that is realization data of administrative expenditure, average employe’s expenditure, capital expenditure and local revenue. This data was tested by stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). The results of estimation from the stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) found that the administrative expenditure of the city of Palembang was inefficiency. The average variable of employee expenditure has a negative related and has a significant effect to administration costs in Palembang City. The relationship of variable capital expenditure with the administration costs of the regional government in the city of Palembang has a positive and significant effect. And the Local Revenue variables have a positive and significant effect to administration costs in Palembang City.

scholarly journals Examining the technical efficiency of small industries: A case study of the crackers industry in South Sumatera, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Mukhlis Mukhlis
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Business Climate ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
Small Industry ◽  
Small Industries

Small industries are life-sustaining for communities because of their political and strategic position in terms of creating job opportunities and increasing revenue. One small industrial sector that has the potential to be developed is the food industry. Small food industries are widely scattered in every area, including in the city of Palembang. A small industrial group of food that became one of the culinary icons in Palembang is the cracker industry. This type of industry is a culinary icon that has been famous for foreign countries. Nevertheless, the cracker industry is still experiencing obstacles in terms of capital and marketing. The cost of raw materials is relatively expensive to technically trigger the industry inefficiencies. Therefore, it is necessary to review the technical efficiency of this small industry.  The variables used in this study were capital, labor, and output. The data used is secondary data that is analyzed by using the Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) approach. The results showed that the technical efficiency achievement of small industrial crackers in South Sumatera is still categorized as low. The use of labor input is more effective than capital use as a result of the utilization of technology and local resources. Therefore, the development of small industrial crackers through an efficiency approach cannot be separated from the application of technology, human resource management, marketing, and business climate.

scholarly journals EFISIENSI KEUNTUNGAN USAHATANI BAWANG MERAH DI KABUPATEN NGANJUK: PENDEKATAN STOKASTIK FRONTIER

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
FUAD HASAN
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Profit Function ◽  
Profit Efficiency ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
Profit Potential

This study aims to determine the profit efficiency and potential profits-loss of shallot farming in Nganjuk Regency. Primary data was  collected by questionnaire guidance. The numbered of respondents are 90 farmer who came from four sub-districts are Sukomoro, Rejoso, Bagor, and Gondang. Data analysis used stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) with profit function. The result of analysed shows that the average of profit efficiency was 0.614 and the profit potential lost due to the inefficiency was Rp 17.567.025,32 / hectareKeywords: shallot, profit efficiency, profit-loss

scholarly journals TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF PADDY’S FARMING IN VARIOUS TYPES OF PADDY’S SEEDS IN INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 286
Author(s):  
Venessa Vasthi Winata ◽  
M. Rondhi ◽  
Yasuhiro Mori ◽  
Takumi Kondo
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
Rice Seeds ◽  
The Government

The increasing need for food along with increasing population is one of the problems that must be resolved by Indonesia nation. The government is trying to increase rice production and productivity by using certified seeds. Certified seeds is expected to affect technical efficiency of rice farming. The objectives of this studies are to analyze the level of technical efficiency and to identify the factors that influence the technical efficiency of rice farming in various types of main sources of rice seeds in Indonesia. The study uses secondary data that obtained from Central Bureau of Statistic (BPS) as a results from the 2014 Rice Plant Business Household Survey (SPD 2014). Data were analyzed using stochastic frontier. The results showed that the average technical efficiency level achieved by farmers in rice farming is 0,656 or less than 0,70 (<0,70) so it can be said that rice farming in Indonesia is still technically inefficient. Factors that affecting the technical efficiency of rice farming in various types of main sources of rice seeds in Indonesia were age, formal education, dummy participation of agricultural extension, and dummy certified seeds.  Keywords: certified seeds, rice farming, stochastic frontier analysis, technical efficiency, non-certified seeds

scholarly journals Technical Efficiency Analysis of Wheat Crop in Arid Region of Punjab, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fahad Irfan ◽  
Muhammad Umer Afzal ◽  
Kaif Matloob ◽  
Irfan Ahmad Baig
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Wheat Crop ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
The Mean

The present study aims to estimate the possible effects of credit on production of wheat crop in Chakwal. The research was based on primary data gathered from 120 farmers, selected by using random sampling technique belonging to two tehsils i.e. Talagang and Chakwal. SFA (Stochastic Frontier Analysis) model was adapted to analyze the data and the results show the mean technical efficiency of the wheat crop was 82 percent for borrowers and 76 percent for non-borrowers. The results proposed that the technical efficiency of wheat growers can be increased by increasing loan disbursement in the area.

scholarly journals New Seaport Development-Prospects and Challenges: Perspectives from Apapa and Calabar Seaports, Nigeria

Logistics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Adepoju Olusegun Onifade
Keyword(s):  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Maximum Level ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Maritime Logistics ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
Private Investors ◽  
Returns On Investment

Arising from the menace of city logistics problems in Lagos State with reference, in particular, to the Apapa and Tin Can Island seaport axis, the federal and state governments, in collaboration with private investors, seek to establish and/or develop some potential seaports to ease the burden of maritime logistics. Therefore, the objectives of this paper are to examine the prospects and challenges of the development of these proposed seaports and to analyze the efficiencies of the two selected seaports in order to determine the need for the required investment in seaport development. Descriptive analysis was used to examine the challenges of the selected seaports, while stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) was used to determine the efficiency of the selected seaports. The responses of the stakeholders and shipping companies to the various challenges were collected through a well-structured questionnaire, and the 2008–2017 cargo throughputs of the selected seaports were used as the secondary data for stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). It was discovered that the challenges associated with the Calabar Seaport were the draught level, cost of shipment, accessibility to industries, and condition of other modes of transport. From the stochastic frontier, the Lagos Apapa seaport is quite efficient, with an efficiency value of 0.9764921, while Calabar is slightly above average, with a mean efficiency value of 0.6086686. By implication, the congestion in the seaports in the Lagos seaport complex with the maximum level of efficiency creates the need for another seaport, which must be sited at a well-vetted location. In the case of the Calabar seaport, the efficiency level shows that the seaport is yet to be fully utilized. Hence, investment decisions regarding whether to build a new seaport or use dredging to upgrade the existing ones must be carefully analyzed, as the establishment of the proposed Ibom deep seaport may further affect the efficiency of the Calabar seaport(s). In conclusion, demand should be the driving force for port establishment: when a port cannot generate enough traffic, it may not yield returns on investment as expected.

scholarly journals Stochastic frontier analysis of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) aquaculture agribusiness for sustainable fisheries development: Evidence from Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Eguono Aramide Ikpoza ◽  
Felix Odemero Achoja ◽  
Oraye Dicta Ogisi ◽  
Christy Uliong
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
Clarias Gariepinus ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Variable Cost ◽  
Fish Feed ◽  
Sustainable Fisheries ◽  
Frontier Analysis

Technical efficiency assessment and enhancement is critical to sustainable fisheries development in Nigeria. This study examines stochastic frontier of catfish aquaculture agribusiness for sustainable fisheries development. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select 110 catfish farmers in areas with high density catfish farms. Primary data were collected directly from catfish farmers using structured questionnaire. The analytical tools used were descriptive statistics, net farm income, stochastic frontier production function (SPF) and t-statistics. The result shows that most of the catfish farmers were young people within the productive age of 40-49 years. Catfish farmers had obtained various levels of formal education. Finding shows that feeds cost was the highest variable cost (72.75%). Feed had a positive and significant relationship (P<0.05) with catfish output. Mean technical efficiency is 53.49%. The estimated variance (δ2s=0.2125) is statistically significant (P<0.05), indicating that profit inefficiency is highly significant among catfish farmers. Estimated Gamma (γ) value of 0.26 implies that 26% of the total variation in catfish profit efficiency is due to the joint effect of technical inefficiency factors. The most significant efficiency factors are fish feed and pond size. The age and educational status of farmers are the most important determining factors of inefficiency in catfish production system. Lack of finance was the most serious constraint faced by catfish farmers. The study recommended that catfish farmers should form cooperative unions to facilitate their access to cooperative funding.

scholarly journals An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Nova Economia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 779-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Carvalho Moreira ◽  
Ana Lucia Kassouf ◽  
Marcelo Justus
Keyword(s):  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
Criminal Matters ◽  
Official Crime

Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the level of underreporting of violent crimes against property in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, using stochastic frontier analysis. Failure to report a crime to competent authorities has negative consequences for the effectiveness of public safety policies, because policy decisions regarding criminal matters are based on official crime statistics, which in turn are biased by underreporting. An awareness of the magnitude of underreporting should help policy makers to design more appropriate crime prevention strategies. The database used for the study defines armed robbery, robbery, and theft as violent crimes against property. The main results of the study show that, from 2004 to 2011, 32.7% of all violent crimes against property in the state were not reported. A robustness test was carried out on the estimates by employing the same technique to calculate the level of underreporting for the homicide rate, which is the least unreported crime.

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