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    Analysis of Technical Efficiency of teff Production among Smalleholder FarmerS: In Wolayta Zone, Southern Ethiopia Regional State
    (Addis Ababa University, 2024-06) Daniel Lencha; Sisay Debebe (PhD)
    In Ethiopia increasing agricultural production of staple crops is necessary for economic growth,the alleviation of poverty as well as improvement of the security of food and nutrition. In the wolayta zone, teff is one of the staples crops which regions with utilization of resource andimprovement of efficiency of production is as to obtain greater output in the production system. The aim of this study was to analyze the level of the technical efficiency of teff production amongsmallholder farmers and its determinants in Wolayta zone. A multi-stage sampling technique wasemployed to select 286 sample farmers. Quantitative data were collected through individual survey based structured questionnaires. The questionnaires were designed and formulated tocollect information about socio-economic and demographic determinants of technical efficiency of teff production from sampled farm house holds to obtain data pertaining to teff productionduring 2023/2024 production year. A Cobb-Douglas trans log production model was used to estimate technical efficiency and probit model was used to identify the determinants of technicalinefficiency of teff production. The parameter estimation technical efficiency showed that teff output was positively and significantly influenced by 27%, by Urea 7%, NPS 8%, pesticide 16%oxen days 8%, labour days 8% improved seed 8% and local seed affect negatively by 11%. The technical efficiency teff production is positively and negatively affected by education 4.8%,training 3.4%, experience 0.2%, age 0.2%, family size -0.7, extension contact -0.2% and nonfarm income -5.5% affected technical inefficiency of teff production in the study area. Thiswould mean that there is a room to increase technical efficiency of teff production. From this result I recommended to increase the farmers technical efficiency in teff production such as ureaNPS and pesticides. Because of education variable affect technical inefficiency negatively the zonal administrator needs to improve education status of the farmers.Key words: Approach, Technical efficiency, stochastic frontier approach, wolayta zone,Ethiopia.