Analysis of Farmers Resource Use Efficiency on Malt Barley Production and Its Impact on Food Security in Lemuna-Bilbilo Wereda, Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Tsehay Dr., Solomon | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gudeta, Endale | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-30T08:00:41Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T08:44:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-09-30T08:00:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T08:44:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/19228 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Malt Barley, Stochastic Frontier, Efficiency, Impact, Food Security, Lemuna-Bilbilo | en_US |
| dc.title | Analysis of Farmers Resource Use Efficiency on Malt Barley Production and Its Impact on Food Security in Lemuna-Bilbilo Wereda, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |