TY - JOUR
T1 - Farm performance analysis
T2 - Technical efficiencies and technology gaps of Nepalese farmers in different agro-ecological regions
AU - Khanal, Uttam
AU - Wilson, Clevo
AU - Shankar, Sriram
AU - Hoang, Viet-Ngu
AU - Lee, Boon
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to express thanks to the editor and the referees of this journal for their insightful feedback. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the Australia Endeavour Postgraduate scholarship, and the QUT Business School, Queensland University of Technology. We are thankful to the farmers who shared their knowledge and information. Appendix A
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2018/7
Y1 - 2018/7
N2 - This paper employs a stochastic metafrontier framework to examine technical efficiencies and technology gaps of Nepalese farmers in different agro-ecological regions. On average, the technical efficiency level derived from the regional frontier is 81%, from the metafrontier it is 57%, and the technological gap ratio is 70%. There is therefore a clear opportunity to improve the performance of farming households within regions through improving farmer's education, farming experiences, and by adopting climate change adaptation practices. Also indicated is that agricultural policies should be developed to reduce the technology gap between specific regions and the overall agricultural sector. In this context, this study highlights the need to improve farmers’ access to agricultural markets, livelihood diversification and strengthening social capital such as farmers’ participations in relevant agricultural organizations.
AB - This paper employs a stochastic metafrontier framework to examine technical efficiencies and technology gaps of Nepalese farmers in different agro-ecological regions. On average, the technical efficiency level derived from the regional frontier is 81%, from the metafrontier it is 57%, and the technological gap ratio is 70%. There is therefore a clear opportunity to improve the performance of farming households within regions through improving farmer's education, farming experiences, and by adopting climate change adaptation practices. Also indicated is that agricultural policies should be developed to reduce the technology gap between specific regions and the overall agricultural sector. In this context, this study highlights the need to improve farmers’ access to agricultural markets, livelihood diversification and strengthening social capital such as farmers’ participations in relevant agricultural organizations.
KW - Agriculture
KW - Metafrontier production function
KW - Nepal
KW - Stochastic frontier analysis
KW - Technical efficiency
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85042559132
U2 - 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.045
DO - 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.02.045
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85042559132
SN - 0264-8377
VL - 76
SP - 645
EP - 653
JO - Land Use Policy
JF - Land Use Policy
ER -
SDG 13 Climate Action