Asian Journal of Agricultural Research1819-1894xxxx-xxxxKnowledgia Review10.3923/ajar.2008.61.69EkunweP.A. OrewaS.I. EmokaroC.O. 2200822The study examines resource use efficiency on yam production in Delta
and Kogi States of Nigeria. Both primary and secondary data were used
for the study. Primary data were collected using a set of structured questionnaire
from 200 selected Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) contact yam
farmers from each state. A multi-stage sampling technique was used in
selecting the 200 farmers from each state, which were then interviewed
by trained enumerators, out of these 200, only 146 and 144 copies of the
questionnaires from Delta and Kogi States, respectively were found adequate
and used in the analysis for the study. Data collected were analysed using
descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation, marginal analysis
as well as the stochastic frontier production function. Results from the
study show that on the average more males (98.6%) were involved in yam
production in both states as compared to 1.4% in the case of female. The
technical efficiency of the farmers in both States varied. In Delta State,
their technical efficiency varied from 0.20 to 0.93 with a mean of 0.85,
while about 80% of the farmers had technical efficiencies exceeding 0.80.
In Kogi State, the technical efficiency of farmers varied from 0.20 to
0.95, with a mean of 0.65, while only about 23% of the farmers had technical
efficiencies exceeding 0.80. The results for resource use efficiency show
that there were under utilization of land, labour and planting materials
(seed yam) as the ratios of the value of marginal product to marginal
fixed cost were greater than one in both states.]]>Agbaje, G.O., L.O. Ogunsumi, J.A. Oluokun and T.A. Akinlosotu,20053222229Amegbeto, K.N., V. Manyoung, R. Asiedu and O. Coulibal,20022002Bamire, A.S. and B.J. Amujoyegbe,200518112Central Bank of Nigeria,20022002Coelli, T.J.,19941994FAO.,20072007FAO.,20012001Fasasi, A.R. and O.O. Fasina,20052005International Institute of Tropical Agriculture,19981998International Institute of Tropical Agriculture,20012001Okaka, J.C. and B. Anajekwu,1990306772Okaka, J.C., P.A. Okorie and O.N. Ozon,199130265275Utomakili, J.B. and F. Aganmwonyi,19951995