Open AccessREGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF INDONESIAN OIL PALM SMALLHOLDERS
Author(s) -
Firna Varina
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
proceeding international conference on research and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2828-4925
DOI - 10.47841/icorad.v1i1.2
Subject(s) - palm oil , indonesian , production (economics) , agriculture , technology gap , agricultural economics , business , economics , agroforestry , environmental science , geography , international trade , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , macroeconomics
The paper compares technical efficiencies and technological gap ratios for oil palm
smallholders in islands/regions of Indonesia. A stochastic metafrontier model was applied to
estimate the technological gap and compare on-farm technical efficiency. The results provide
empirical evidence of heterogeneity in production technology across smallholders located in
different regions. The results may provide support for specific agricultural policy regionally, in
terms of supported farmer schemes and improvement of managerial capabilities of farmers on
using of resources efficientl