TY  - JOUR
T1  - Technical Efficiency and Resources Use among Wheat Producers in
Southwestern Libya; An Application of Slack-Based Measure of Efficiency
AU - Alabasi, Hanan Ali Mohamed AU - Mohamed, Zainalabidin AU - Abd Latif, Ismail AU - Abdullah, Amin Mahir Bin AU - Iliyasu, Abdullahi 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
SP  - 275
EP  - 284
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2018.275.284
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2018.275.284
KW  - Technical efficiency
KW  -slacks-based measure model
KW  -inefficiency
KW  -wheat
KW  -Libya
KW  -production
AB  - Over the last decade, although, the planting area of wheat increased, the yield is still at same lower
level and there is no significant improvement in wheat yield per hectare, though some farms are quite efficient
and are using accordingly during the process of production. The present study applied the slack-based measure
of efficiency to determine technical efficiency of wheat producers in the South-Western Libya during 2015
cropping season. In the same token, a Tobit Model was regressed to examine the determinants of technical
inefficiency among wheat farmers. Evaluation of technical efficiency as well as input slacks, offers an important
understanding of the wheat farm’s performance in terms of resource utilization which enables effective
formulation of policies. The result shows that wheat farmers have a great chance to enhance their production
and productivity by better use of the inputs and the government could increase the productivity of wheat by
focusing on motivating and encouraging the younger generation of educated farmers. Furthermore, the usage
of improved seeds could be recommended to inefficient farms to assist them in catching up with other farms
with the best practices.
ER  -