TY  - JOUR
T1  - Technical Efficiency of Small Scale Poultry-Egg Production in Nigeria: Empirical Study of  Poultry Farmers in Imo State, Nigeria
AU - , Ukoha Obasi Oji AU - , Augustine Anyanwu Chukwuma 
JO  - Research Journal of Poultry Sciences
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
SP  - 16
EP  - 22
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5285
DO  - rjpscience.2007.16.22
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjpscience.2007.16.22
KW  - Efficiency
KW  -egg
KW  -farmers
KW  -poultry
KW  -technical
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - The purpose of this study was to determine the technical efficiency of poultry egg production in Nigeria. A sample of 60 poultry-egg farmers was selected by multistage sampling procedure and data were collected by using a structured questionnaire. A stochastic frontier production function was specified and estimated, using maximum  likelihood estimation. The results showed that labour, farm size, feed cost, capital and utilities have a positive and significant impact on output and mean technical  efficiency is 0.58  with a range of  0.43-0.76.  Farm size, extension contact, credit, feed intake, drugs, level of education and farming experience had positive and significant impact on technical efficiency. On the contrary, labour had a significant negative effect on technical efficiency. Recommendations include increase in farm size, provision of more extension services and increased access to credit, medication, education and cheap feed.
ER  -