Open AccessDETERMINATS OF TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF MANGO PRODUCTION IN MEKONG DELTA, VIETNAM: A COBB-DOUGLAS STOCHASTIC FRONTIER PRODUCTION APPROACH
Author(s) -
Truong Hong Vo Tuan Kiet,
Shaufique Fahmi Sidique,
Mad Nasir Shamsudin,
Ahmad Hanis Izani Abdul Hadi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
epra international journal of multidisciplinary research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-3662
DOI - 10.36713/epra3791
Subject(s) - fertilizer , cropping , production (economics) , cobb–douglas production function , cobb , mathematics , agriculture , growing season , agronomy , dry season , agricultural science , geography , environmental science , biology , economics , genetics , macroeconomics , archaeology , cartography
This study employed a Cobb-Douglas stochastic production frontier function to estimate the level of technical efficiency. The results of the analysis showed that cropping season of mango growers have been round year. Difference of the study compared to past researches related to tropical fruits analyzed efficiency of three seasons instead of only focusing on efficiecy of one seasson or total a year. The findings revealed that season 3 ranked first in terms of technical efficiency (58.2%), follwed by season 1 (53.6%) and then season 2 (49.2%). Moreover, the input variables that explained technical efficiency were were fertilizer (root), fertilizer (leaf) and labor in season 1; pesticide, fertilizer (leaf) and labor in seaon 2; and pesticide, fertilizer (root), fertilizer (leaf) and labor in in season 3. In addition, major determinants of socioeconomic characteristics influenced positively on technical efficiency were were plant density and land area in season 1 and season 3; market access, plant density and land area in season 2. Likewise, the constraints to mango production were wrapping bag and classifying sale in season 2, and age and wrapping bag in season 3. KEY WORDS: Technical efficiecny, Cobb-Douglas, mango, Mekong Delta