Production technology, efficiency, and productivity of cereal farms: Prospects for enhancing farm performance in Ghana

Abstract Over the past three decades, cereal subsector in Ghana has contributed immensely to food security country. However, limited evidence exists on production performance of this subsector, particularly terms heterogeneities across agro-ecological zones. This paper analyzes technology and using a nationally representative data set from 26,449 farms meta-stochastic frontier approach. The empirical results suggest that estimated factor inputs contribute substantially output, with land seed exerting highest impacts all further shows agro-ecology plays crucial role subsector. mean technical efficiency estimates strongly agro-ecologies exhibit some degrees inefficiency. findings reveal total output meta-frontier be much superior those generated by Ghana, indicating existence opportunities for gains agro-ecologies. We find farm management practices various crops zones relevant sources productivity growth Ghana.