Open AccessFactors Affecting Technical Efficiency of Small-holder Coffee Farming in the Krong Ana Watershed, Vietnam
Author(s) -
Thong Quoc Ho
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian journal of agricultural extension economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-7027
DOI - 10.9734/ajaees/2014/6599
Subject(s) - agriculture , production (economics) , production–possibility frontier , agricultural economics , production efficiency , watershed , stochastic frontier analysis , agricultural science , business , agricultural productivity , geography , economics , engineering , environmental science , mechanical engineering , macroeconomics , computer science , archaeology , machine learning
Coffee production is a major source of income for farmers in the DakLak province in Vietnam. Although Vietnam is one of the largest coffee producers in the world, research to improve the coffee industry is lacking, in particular, evaluating production efficiency in coffee farming could highlight factors that improve technical efficiency. The overall objective of this study is to estimate the technical efficiency of coffee production and determine which factors affect technical efficiency of small holder coffee farmers in the Krong Ana Watershed of the DakLak province. Based on the stochastic production frontier, the estimated mean technical efficiency scores were 0.7466 and 0.6836 respectively for the Cu Kuin district and the three combined districts (Krong Ana, Krong Bong and Lak). Formal education of the household head, amount of financial credit obtained, ethnicity, coffee farming experience of the household head, and agricultural extension service used were key factors that can increase technical efficiency in coffee production.
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