Analysis of Farmers Resource Use Efficiency on Malt Barley Production and Its Impact on Food Security in Lemuna-Bilbilo Wereda, Ethiopia
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2019-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The primary objective of this study was to analyse farmers' resource use efficiency of malt barley
production and its impact on food security of the households in the study area. Primary data was
gathered from field survey through a structured questionnaire. A total of 338 households were
considered, of which 169 malt barley and the rest 169 food barley producers. In describing the
independent variables t-test and chi square were executed. Stochastic frontier analysis (SFA),
propensity score matching (PSM) technique, logit and tobit regressions were applied for data
analysis. Results of stochastic frontier analysis showed that in malt barley production land size,
oxen days, and amount of seed used contributed positively at a significance level of one,
five, and ten percent respectively. Whereas total labour incurred more cost to the malt
barley producing farmers significantly at 5 %, other inputs are homogenous. The t-test
comparison on the efficiency result shows that malt barley producing farmers are efficient
than food barley producing farmers. Malt barley producing households spend significantly
more than food barley producing farmers for their food. All the results found show that
malt barley producing farmers in the study area are more efficient in their decision for
resource use than the food barley producers. This has positively impacted the food
security status of the households. The research recommends that malt barley production should
scale up to combat food insecurity and to prevail efficiency among farmers.
Key words: Malt Barley, Stochastic Frontier, Efficiency, Impact, Food Security, Lemuna-Bilbilo
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Malt Barley, Stochastic Frontier, Efficiency, Impact, Food Security, Lemuna-Bilbilo