2017/01/01 by Petr Procházka, Ahmed Murjan, Prochazka, P. +4
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Data Envelopment Analyses #Potato Plant Research #Tobit Model #article #farm size #potato #technical inefficiency
paper · doi:10.15159/ar.17.029
openalex publication_date 2017/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Data were collected by a field survey of 300 farmers from Al–Ghab region (Syria) during 2014–2015. The non–parametric Data Envelopment was used in analyzing the Technical efficiency. The relationship between farm size and production efficiency was considered. Technical efficiency amounted about 53% and most of farms are operating at low level of technical efficiency. The relationship between farm size and productivity efficiency is Non– linear, it decreases from small to medium farm size and then increases as the size increase. Large farms have the higher net farm income per thousand square metersand are the most efficient technically followed by small and medium farm size. To disclose that factors causing the technical efficiency, Two–limit Tobit Regression Model was used. The calculated results showed that, Household Size, Occupation, Farm Size, Experience in Farming, Seed Type and Membership are factors that cause the technical inefficiency potato farming at Al–Ghab region. Therefore, the Syrian Planning Board and Decision Makers should take this results into account when they draw their plans to improve farmer's skills by allocating more investment in farm research and extension programmers