Title: | Diversification Economies and Specialization Efficiencies in a Mixed Food and Coffee Smallholder Farming System in Benchmaji Zone, SNNPR |
Authors: | Tolcha, Soressa |
Keywords: | Diversification, specialization, smallholder peasants, coffee, food for subsistence, food for cash sale |
Issue Date: | 15-Jul-2015 |
Publisher: | ST.MARY'S UNIVERSITY |
Abstract: | The main purpose of this study is to analyze diversification economies and specialization efficiencies of smallholder farming system characterized by a combination
of cash cropping (of coffee and food), and subsistence food crop production in three
woredas of Benchi-Maji zone based on their importance (their contribution) in
coffee production to the zone, besides food crop. For the purpose of this study,
both secondary and primary data were used. The secondary data was collected
from zones’ agriculture and rural development whereas; surveys of 393 small holder
farmers were taken as a primary data source. An input distance function approach
is used to establish whether diversification economies exist and whether specialization
in coffee, subsistence food or cash food production exists or not and factors
influences technical inefficiency on the sampled smallholdings. The result showed
that diversification economies are strongly evident between coffee and subsistence
food production, but weakly evident between subsistence food and cash sale output.
Moreover, socioeconomic factors such as social and family obligations, access to
market and off farm activities were significantly causing inefficiency. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2481 |
Appears in Collections: | The 7th Multidisciplinary Research Seminar
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