scholarly journals Technical Efficiency of Mung Bean Producers: The Case of Myanmar

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1249
Author(s):  
Phyo-Pa-Pa Aung ◽  
Ji-Yong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Mung Bean ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Export Earning ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
The Government

Agriculture plays a key role in Myanmar and it is the backbone of the country’s economy. Among the major export-earning crops in Myanmar, mung bean is one of the important, and it creates many opportunities for smallholders. About 90% of the total production of mung bean is exported for overseas or border trade and has extended markets, especially China, Vietnam and EU countries. This study aims to measure the level of technical efficiency of green mung bean producers and determine the factors influencing the technical efficiency of mung bean production in Tatkon Township, Myanmar. Data from 144 farms were analyzed using a DEA model and Tobit regression. The empirical results reveal that about 46% of farmers had an efficiency score of more than 0.90, which indicates that 54% of farmers were relatively inefficient in their production. The results also show that socioeconomics factors, such as age of farmers, farmers participating in associations and soil fertility, had a significantly positive impact on technical efficiency. Gender, education, access to credit and extension services had a positive impact on the technical efficiency of mung bean production in the study area. To reduce inefficiency, the government should consider providing more services to male farmers and older farmers to improve their capacities, as well as providing an extension of services, new technologies, credit and improved variety for mung bean production.

scholarly journals Bank efficiency analysis of financial innovations: dea model application for the institutional concept

2021 ◽  
pp. 290-303
Author(s):  
Zohrab Ibrahimov ◽  
Sakina Hajiyeva ◽  
Vuqar Nazarov ◽  
Lamiya Qasimova ◽  
Vasif Ahadov
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Scale Efficiency ◽  
Bank Efficiency ◽  
Financial Innovations ◽  
Efficiency Decomposition ◽  
Banking Business ◽  
Banking Institutions

Globalization and digitization of the banking and financial market are well known. They are the trends of this decade-defining the context and efficiency of the banking business. Financial innovations introduced by new technologies have provided banks with the necessary utilities to seize the possibilities to tap into efficiency and competitive advantage gains. In this context, this study seeks to assess the overall efficiency of Azerbaijanian banks in adopting and utilizing financial innovation in providing financial products and services. The data envelopment analysis was applied to compute and compare the ability of financial intermediaries to adopt financial innovations via modern technologies efficiently. Based on the institutional value-added concept, the aggregate efficiency score for each of the 14 banking institutions was calculated. The inefficiency sources were derived from the overall technical efficiency decomposition into pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency. The results showed that only four banks had utilized financial innovations in the banking production process to increase their value-added during 2017-2019. Decomposition results further indicated that slight values of the overall technical inefficiency were caused by scale inefficiency. Thus, these banks' had the capacity for banking business value-added growth by 5-16% just by adjusting scales. Simultaneously, all significant deviations from the absolute overall technical efficiency caused by both pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency. Therefore, there is still much room for banking institutions to increase value-added by adjusting scales and enhancing banking operations and management.

Kecekapan Teknik Firma Usahawan Melayu Dalam Sektor Perkhidmatan

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noorasiah Sulaiman ◽  
Rahmah Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Marketing Channel ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Computer Usage ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
The Government

Kewujudan usahawan Melayu adalah selaras dengan dasar kerajaan untuk mewujudkan Masyarakat Perdagangan dan Perindustrian Bumiputera (MPPB), yang telah diberi penekanan dalam tempoh Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB), 1971–1990. Usahawan Melayu merupakan komponen terbesar usahawan Bumiputera. Walaupun banyak kelebihan dan kemudahan yang diperolehi usahawan Melayu, terutamanya dari pihak kerajaan, kebanyakan mereka masih lagi beroperasi pada tahap yang kurang cekap. Usahawan Melayu dikatakan sering menghadapi masalah dalam menjalankan perniagaan seperti kekurangan modal, kekurangan kemahiran, menggunakan teknologi lapuk dan saluran pemasaran yang terhad. Artikel ini bertujuan mengukur kecekapan teknik 294 firma perkhidmatan milik usahawan Melayu yang telah ditemubual menggunakan borang soal selidik pada 2001/2002 di seluruh Semenanjung Malaysia. Mereka terlibat dalam pelbagai aktiviti perkhidmatan yang boleh dikategorikan kepada empat subsektor yang besar. Dalam mengukur kecekapan teknik, kaedah Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) digunakan. Selanjutnya artikel ini bertujuan mengenal pasti faktor penentu tahap kecekapan teknik. Bagi tujuan ini, tahap kecekapan teknik dianggarkan terhadap pemboleh ubah bebas seperti tahap pendidikan pengusaha, penggunaan komputer, saiz firma, peratus perbelanjaan latihan dan peratus perbelanjaan penyelidikan dan pembangunan menggunakan pendekatan model Tobit. Kajian mendapati kebanyakan firma perkhidmatan Melayu beroperasi pada tahap kecekapan yang masih rendah. Selanjutnya kajian ini mendapati tahap penggunaan komputer adalah faktor penentu penting tahap kecekapan teknik firma perkhidmatan milik usahawan Melayu ini. Kata kunci: Data Envelopment Analysis, kecekapan teknik, skor kecekapan, usahawan Melayu, sektor perkhidmatan The emergence of Malay entrepreneurs is in tandem with government policy to create Bumiputera Commerce and Industrial Community (BCIC), which had been emphasized during the New Economic Policy (NEP), 1971–1990. The Malays form major component of Bumiputera entrepreneurs. Despite of many privileges received by the Malay entrepreneurs, especially from the government, they are still less efficient. The Malay entrepreneurs have more frequently encountered problems such as lack of fund, lack of skilled workers, obsolete technology and limited marketing channel. This paper attempts to measure technical efficiency of 294 Malay firms in the services sector surveyed in 2001/2002 in Peninsular Malaysia. They were involved in several types of services industries which can be categorized into four large subsectors. This study adopts Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in measuring technical efficiency. Further, this paper aims to examine the determinants of efficiency by estimating level of technical efficiency as a function of entrepreneursí education level, level of computer utilization, firm size, percentage of training expenditure and research and development expenditure. The estimation used Tobit Model. The results from this study show that the majority of Malay firms are still less efficient. Further, the result shows that computer usage is an important determinant of level of efficiency for the Malay firms in the services sector. Key words: Data Envelopment Analysis, technical efficiency, efficiency score, Malay entrepreneur, services sector

scholarly journals INSTITUTIONS, PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF MAIZE IN ZIMBABWE. CASE OF MARONDERA DISTRICT OF MASHONALAND EAST PROVINCE A TWO STAGE MODEL

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Never Mafuse ◽  
Mushunje Abbysinia ◽  
Emmanuel Zivenge
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Maize Production ◽  
Credit Access ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Production Stage ◽  
Marketing Efficiency ◽  
The Government

This study evaluated the influence of institutions on production and marketing efficiency of A1 maize resettled farmers in Marondera district. Data Envelopment Analysis was used to determine the efficiency scores of farmers while Tobit model was used to determine institutional factors influencing technical efficiency for both production and marketing. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 343 farmers from Marondera District. Results showed that, farmers are technically, allocatively and economically inefficient for both production and marketing stages. Farmers are performing better at production stage than at marketing technically while there is better allocative and economic efficiency at marketing stage. Formal maize markets are more efficient than informal markets. Results for determinants of technical efficiency at production stage showed that, cattle ownership, farming experience, access to credit and social capital significantly influence maize production efficiency while access to credit, access to market, distance to market and road condition influences marketing efficiency. It can be therefore, recommended to the government of Zimbabwe to improve the institutional environment and arrangement in terms of provision of better roads, access to credit, access to markets so as to improve both production and marketing efficiency. Farmers are also recommended to join or form famer organisations as this will assist in improving both production and marketing efficiency.

scholarly journals Measuring the Efficiency of Public Hospitals in Kuwait: A Two-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis and a Qualitative Survey Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Abdullah M. Alsabah ◽  
Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli ◽  
Jolene Skordis
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Hospital Efficiency ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Scale Efficiency ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Technical Efficiency Score

The recent drop in oil prices has challenged public sector financing in Kuwait. Technical and scale efficiency scores for fifteen public hospitals in Kuwait from 2010 to 2014 were estimated using a two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA). Technical efficiency scores were regressed against institutional characteristics using Tobit regression to investigate the determinants of efficiency differences in hospitals. Semi-structured interviews were also carried out with fourteen public and private hospital managers to qualitatively explore their perceptions and experience about about factors affecting hospital efficiency. The mean technical efficiency score for all hospitals was 85.8%, an improvement of 2% since 2010. The mean pure technical efficiency score was 79.6%, improving from 75% in 2010 to 81.2% in 2014. The mean scale efficiency score was 91.8%, improving from 87.6% in 2010 to 94.2% in 2014. Only three hospitals were constantly technically and scale efficient. Tobit regression showed that hospital efficiency was significantly associated with the average length of patient stay. Hospitals with more than 400 beds were potentially more technically and scale efficient. The qualitative study revealed that external factors affecting efficiency commonly included implemention of legislative changes and decreasing bureaucracy, while internal factors included increasing bed capacity and improving qualifications and training of human resources. Most public hospitals in Kuwait were not technically and scale efficient, but improvements were observed. Potential factors that affected the efficiency of hospitals in Kuwait were identified. These findings are useful to decision-makers in Kuwait for developing strategies to improve public hospital efficiency.

scholarly journals The Role of Banking Capital in Industrial Sector Micro Enterprises for Poverty Alleviation: A Study in East Java, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-142
Author(s):  
Atik Purmiyati ◽  
Madeline Berma ◽  
Basri Abdul Talib ◽  
Marta Sabila Rakhima
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Dummy Variable ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Poverty Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
Micro Enterprises

Abstract This study examines the micro enterprises of industrial sectors that receive Kredit Usaha Rakyat (People’s Business Credit/KUR) or Commercial Credit (KK) in seven cities in East Java. Firstly, this study aims to measure the technical efficiency of micro enterprises in the industrial sector in East Java that accept KUR and KK using the Data Envelopment Analysis method; secondly, to examine the factors that influence the technical efficiency of micro enterprises, which receive KUR and KK with Tobit Regression. Unlike others’ researches, this paper attempts to determine the influence of technical efficiency and other factors on the poverty status of micro entrepreneurs using logistic regression. The average technical efficiencies of KUR and KK recipient micro businesses using the assumptions of the DEA VRS model are 0.94 and 0.77. While the average technical efficiencies of KUR and KK recipient micro businesses using the assumptions of the DEA CRS model are 0.88 and 0.71. The factors that influence the technical efficiency of micro enterprises recipients of KUR and KK are profit, experience, geographical location, amount of credit, KUR access, the credit realization period, and dummy variable of food and beverage products. The factors that influence the poverty status of micro-entrepreneurs are technical efficiency, income, KUR access, gender, number of household member, and geographical location. The results of this research can be a material consideration for the government in formulating policies.

scholarly journals Technical Efficiency of Yam Producers: The Case of the Municipality of Glazoue in Benin

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Jean Adanguidi ◽  
Cocou Jaures Amegnaglo
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Stochastic Production Frontier ◽  
Production Frontier ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Stochastic Production ◽  
Agricultural Yields

In Benin republic, yam plays an important role both in production systems and in people’s food security and trade. In view of the decline in agricultural yields in recent years combined with strong population growth, it is essential today to analyse the technical efficiency of yam producers in order to formulate the best recommendations for relaunching yam production. The objective of this paper is to analyse the technical efficiency of yam producers in Benin and its determinants. To achieve this objective, data were collected from 150 yam producers living in the Municipality of Glazoué. A stochastic production frontier is used to analyse the technical efficiency of the yam producer. The results revealed that the mean efficiency score of producers is around 80%. This implies that yam production could be increase by 20% through better use of available resources such as land, labour, herbicides, taking into account the state of technology. Access to credit and mobile phone ownership increase the inefficiency of actors while experience in agricultural production, age and household size reduce the inefficiency of producers.

Subsistence farmers’ access to agricultural credit and its adequacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 644-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahab E. Saqib ◽  
John K.M. Kuwornu ◽  
Mokbul Morshed Ahmad ◽  
Sanaullah Panezai
Keyword(s):  
Annual Reports ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Credit Policy ◽  
Agricultural Credit ◽  
Subsistence Farmers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Credit Access ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
The Government

Purpose The Government of Pakistan has allocated a substantial proportion of agricultural credit to subsistence farmers. The purpose of this paper is to analyze farmers’ access to credit and its adequacy in the light of current agricultural credit policy of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach The study has used both secondary and primary data for analysis. Secondary data were collected from the annual reports of Pakistan Economic Survey and State Bank of Pakistan. Primary data were collected from 168 subsistence farmers through households’ survey. Farmers’ credit access and credit adequacy were measured using credit access ratio and credit adequacy ratio, respectively. The Student’s t-test and analysis of variance were used to assess the differences in credit access and adequacy among farmers’ groups (i.e. upper, medium and lower subsistence farmers). Tobit regression model was employed to determine the factors influencing credit adequacy among farmers. Findings The empirical results revealed that the amount of credit provided to subsistence farmers was less than stated in the national agricultural credit policy. Upper subsistence farmers had more access to credit than lower and medium subsistence farmers. Lower subsistence farmers had above average access to informal sources of credit, and had below average access to formal sources. The findings also revealed that lower subsistence and medium subsistence farmers had the highest credit inadequacy of funds for investment in agriculture. The results of the Tobit regression revealed that age, education, experience, household size, total landholding of farmer and proportion of own land influenced the agricultural credit adequacy. Practical implications Most of the credit was distributed among the upper subsistence farmers. Lower subsistence farmers were still largely dependent on informal credit for farm production activities. The Government of Pakistan performed poor in the implementation of agricultural credit policy, and has failed to help subsistence farmers in their access to formal credit. It is needed to revamp the agricultural credit policy and facilitate credit acquisition by subsistence farmers, particularly for tenant farmers. It is important that the Government may classify the subsistence farmers into subgroups, and reallocate the funds accordingly. This study has lessons and implications for agricultural finance initiatives in developing countries. Originality/value Previous studies have focused primarily on access to agricultural credit. However, this study has adopted a holistic approach by using secondary and primary data to assess the farmers’ access to credit and adequacy. In addition, limited literature is available to explore the farmers’ accessibility and adequacy of agricultural credit. Furthermore, this study has focused exclusively on the farmers who are living in the flood-prone areas of Pakistan.

Productive Performance Analysis in Taiwan Energy Companies: Application of DEA Malmquist Index

2012 ◽  
Vol 616-618 ◽  
pp. 1354-1357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Bin Liu ◽  
Anupong Wongchai ◽  
Darunee Yotimart ◽  
Ke Chung Peng
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Malmquist Index ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Productivity Change ◽  
Taiwan Stock Exchange ◽  
The Government ◽  
Distinguished Research ◽  
Energy Companies

Taiwan has actively promoted the strategy of energy efficiency for all companies and organizations. The government has set a target of energy efficiency of 33% by 2025. This research applied DEA malmquist index to assess technical efficiency, and to reveal trends of productivity change in Taiwan energy companies. The DEA malmquist index is a distinguished research method using to measures productivity change over time period. The proposed method can be decomposed into two components, technical change and technological change. A panel data was collected from Taiwan Stock Exchange Market recorded 2008-2011. The research was illustrated with financial data of selected companies, and their productivity was carefully analyzed. The empirical results showed that the technical efficiency of five energy companies performed efficiently with the highest score of 1.000. An average technical efficiency score was pretty high with 0.938. Moreover, trend in productivity change regressed due lack of technological improvement.

scholarly journals Total factor productivity and technical efficiency among smallholder groundnut farmers in Northern Mozambique

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-301
Author(s):  
Jeremy Jelliffe ◽  
◽  
Boris Bravo-Ureta ◽  
Amade Muitia ◽  
Venâncio Salegua ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Stochastic Production Frontier ◽  
Using Data

This study examines the productivity of smallholder groundnut farmers in North-eastern Mozambique using data for 2016 from two provinces with high total production of said crop. The model used is a Cobb-Douglas True Fixed Effects stochastic production frontier, controlling for geographical heterogeneity, and standard errors clustered at the village level. Our analysis reveals a mean total factor productivity index and technical efficiency score of 0.34 and 0.68 respectively. Seeding rates are found to have major potential for increasing output. This work provides new information to support ongoing efforts to generate greater resilience and robustness in domestic food systems.

scholarly journals EFISIENSI TEKNIS USAHATANI PADI DI KABUPATEN KARAWANG DENGAN PENDEKATAN DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA)

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-226
Author(s):  
Fajar Firmana ◽  
Rita Nurmalina ◽  
Amzul Rifin
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
The Government ◽  
The One ◽  
The Right ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Efficiency is an important aspect for farmer that can be used as a measuring tools to make a decision regarding production among available options. There are many different types of efficiency on the farm businesses level, technical efficiency is the one important to note. The objectives of this research is (1) to describe the farming techniques and the use of paddy production inputs, (2) to evaluate the technical efficiency of paddy farm, and (3) to identify the factors that influence the technical efficiency of paddy farms in Kalibuaya Village, Telagasari district, Karawang regency. To analyze the data, data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach and tobit regression are applied. In 2014 growing season, farmers were did not use the inputs in the right amount as being recommended by the instructor, such as the use of seed and fertilizer. The use of Urea, NPK, and labor had the largest percentage of input slacks when compared to the other production inputs. Farmers could reduce the use of urea by 19,173 kg, NPK by 19,319 kg, and labor by 1,385 HOK to make the paddy farm technically efficient. One of the factors that can greatly influence the improvement of farming technical efficiency is the socio-economic factors. Factors that affecting the technical efficiency of paddy farm in Kalibuaya Village were the age, the level of formal education, the use of organic fertilizers, and farming experience. Using the right amount of inputs as recommended by the government can improve the efficiency of paddy farm.

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