Impact of farm mechanization on crop productivity and economic efficiency in central and southern Oromia, Ethiopia
IntroductionFarm mechanization has multi-dimensional impacts on agricultural production systems like economic efficiency and productivity, thereby improving the quality of life in the farming community by reducing work drudgeries. However, these impacts were not studied empirically in Ethiopia. Henc...
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| author | Tamrat Gebiso Mengistu Ketema Arega Shumetie Getachew Legese Feye |
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| description | IntroductionFarm mechanization has multi-dimensional impacts on agricultural production systems like economic efficiency and productivity, thereby improving the quality of life in the farming community by reducing work drudgeries. However, these impacts were not studied empirically in Ethiopia. Hence, this research was initiated to estimate the level of economic efficiency, and productivity of wheat and barley, and the impact of farm mechanization on economic efficiency and productivity of wheat and barley.MethodsThe analysis was done for 232 and 257 wheat and barley producer farmers respectively who are selected from the Arsi and West Arsi zones. The stochastic frontier model was used to estimate economic efficiency while augmented inverse probability weighted (AIPW) was used to estimate the impact.Results and discussionBased on the result, it is apparent that farm mechanization has a significant positive impact on wheat productivity while the percentage change in average treatment effect for the barley was not statistically significant. Farm mechanization also affects wheat and barley economic efficiency positively. Hence, we recommended the wider use of farm mechanization to improve economic efficiency and productivity. Therefore, policy design should focus on ways to avail farm machinery easily like establishing farm mechanization service centers and facilitating credit services for mechanization service renders. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6cfb0e39c7704ae08734a8932a4cb02b2024-11-13T14:54:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2024-11-01810.3389/fsufs.2024.14149121414912Impact of farm mechanization on crop productivity and economic efficiency in central and southern Oromia, EthiopiaTamrat Gebiso0Mengistu Ketema1Arega Shumetie2Getachew Legese Feye3Socioeconomics Research Directorate, Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Asella, EthiopiaEthiopian Economics Association, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEthiopian Economics Association, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaResearch Projects Coordinator, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, EthiopiaIntroductionFarm mechanization has multi-dimensional impacts on agricultural production systems like economic efficiency and productivity, thereby improving the quality of life in the farming community by reducing work drudgeries. However, these impacts were not studied empirically in Ethiopia. Hence, this research was initiated to estimate the level of economic efficiency, and productivity of wheat and barley, and the impact of farm mechanization on economic efficiency and productivity of wheat and barley.MethodsThe analysis was done for 232 and 257 wheat and barley producer farmers respectively who are selected from the Arsi and West Arsi zones. The stochastic frontier model was used to estimate economic efficiency while augmented inverse probability weighted (AIPW) was used to estimate the impact.Results and discussionBased on the result, it is apparent that farm mechanization has a significant positive impact on wheat productivity while the percentage change in average treatment effect for the barley was not statistically significant. Farm mechanization also affects wheat and barley economic efficiency positively. Hence, we recommended the wider use of farm mechanization to improve economic efficiency and productivity. Therefore, policy design should focus on ways to avail farm machinery easily like establishing farm mechanization service centers and facilitating credit services for mechanization service renders.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1414912/fullaugment inverse probability weighteconomic efficiencyfarm mechanizationimpactstochastic frontier analysis |
| spellingShingle | Tamrat Gebiso Mengistu Ketema Arega Shumetie Getachew Legese Feye Impact of farm mechanization on crop productivity and economic efficiency in central and southern Oromia, Ethiopia Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems augment inverse probability weight economic efficiency farm mechanization impact stochastic frontier analysis |
| title | Impact of farm mechanization on crop productivity and economic efficiency in central and southern Oromia, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Impact of farm mechanization on crop productivity and economic efficiency in central and southern Oromia, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Impact of farm mechanization on crop productivity and economic efficiency in central and southern Oromia, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of farm mechanization on crop productivity and economic efficiency in central and southern Oromia, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Impact of farm mechanization on crop productivity and economic efficiency in central and southern Oromia, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | impact of farm mechanization on crop productivity and economic efficiency in central and southern oromia ethiopia |
| topic | augment inverse probability weight economic efficiency farm mechanization impact stochastic frontier analysis |
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