Technical Efficiency and Rural Poverty among Farmers in Nigeria: A Gender Perspective
Keywords:
Technical Efficiency, Rural Poverty, Farmers, Gender, Nigeria
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of technical efficiency on rural poverty between female and male-headed farm families in southwestern part of Nigeria. The study also determined the policy variables that influenced technical efficiency of the poor rural female and male-headed households in the study area using the stochastic frontier methodology. Results of data analysis showed that poor male-headed households were more technically efficient than their poor female-headed households’ counterparts (with mean technical efficiency estimates of about 91% and 82% respectively). Policy measures to reduce level of poverty and to improve efficiency which will lead to higher income were then suggested
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2012-05-15
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