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Determination of technical efficiency of maize production among maize farmers in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State

Muhammad Abubakar Maikasuwa, Ayuba Gona, Ibrahim Kalgo Dahiru.


Abstract
The study assessed the technical efficiency of maize production among maize farmers in Wamakko local government area of Sokoto state, using stochastic frontier approach. A Two-stage sampling technique was used in selecting eighty (80) maize farmers. The cobb-Douglas functional form of the stochastic frontier model was used to determine the technical efficiency of the farmers and the estimate of elasticity of output to factor input used in maize production. The result from the maximum likelihood estimation revealed that farm size (0.5968) and seed (0.3285) were significant at 1%. The result also revealed that farm experience is the inefficiency model that have direct relationship with the production efficiency and its significant at 10% probability level. Maize output have the highest elasticity of production to farm size (0.5968), followed by seed (0.3285) and Agro-chemicals (0.0382). T The study affirmed the need for government to assist farmers by making available affordable loans and Agro-chemicals at subsidized rate, furthermore the government should strengthen extension service towards educating the farmers on the importance to adopt improved and advance technologies in maize production.

Key words: Technical-efficiency, Maize, Production, Wammako, Sokoto State


 
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Maikasuwa MA, Gona A, Dahiru IK. Determination of technical efficiency of maize production among maize farmers in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Equijost. 2024; 11(2): 53-56. doi:10.4314/equijost.v11i2.9

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Maikasuwa MA, Gona A, Dahiru IK. Determination of technical efficiency of maize production among maize farmers in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. https://www.equijost.com/?mno=227109 [Access: October 10, 2025]. doi:10.4314/equijost.v11i2.9

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Maikasuwa MA, Gona A, Dahiru IK. Determination of technical efficiency of maize production among maize farmers in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Equijost. 2024; 11(2): 53-56. doi:10.4314/equijost.v11i2.9


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Maikasuwa MA, Gona A, Dahiru IK. Determination of technical efficiency of maize production among maize farmers in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Equijost. (2024), [cited October 10, 2025]; 11(2): 53-56. doi:10.4314/equijost.v11i2.9


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Maikasuwa, M. A., Gona, . A. & Dahiru, . I. K. (2024) Determination of technical efficiency of maize production among maize farmers in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Equijost, 11 (2), 53-56. doi:10.4314/equijost.v11i2.9


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Maikasuwa, Muhammad Abubakar, Ayuba Gona, and Ibrahim Kalgo Dahiru. 2024. Determination of technical efficiency of maize production among maize farmers in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Equity Journal of Science and Technology, 11 (2), 53-56. doi:10.4314/equijost.v11i2.9


Chicago Style

Maikasuwa, Muhammad Abubakar, Ayuba Gona, and Ibrahim Kalgo Dahiru. "Determination of technical efficiency of maize production among maize farmers in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State." Equity Journal of Science and Technology 11 (2024), 53-56. doi:10.4314/equijost.v11i2.9


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Maikasuwa, Muhammad Abubakar, Ayuba Gona, and Ibrahim Kalgo Dahiru. "Determination of technical efficiency of maize production among maize farmers in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State." Equity Journal of Science and Technology 11.2 (2024), 53-56. Print. doi:10.4314/equijost.v11i2.9


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Maikasuwa, M. A., Gona, . A. & Dahiru, . I. K. (2024) Determination of technical efficiency of maize production among maize farmers in Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Equity Journal of Science and Technology, 11 (2), 53-56. doi:10.4314/equijost.v11i2.9




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