The Analysis Of The Technical Efficiency Of Rain-fed Rice Farmers In Taraba State, Nigeria
This paper analyses technical efficiency of the rain-fed rice farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 234 rain-fed rice farmers through multi-stage and proportionate random sampling. Stochastic frontier production function was employed in the data analysis. The result reveals that majority (82%) of the respondents were males, 84% were in their active ages (21-50