Responding to inefficiencies on smallholder maize farms: Can sustained adoption of sustainable agricultural practices make a difference?
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چکیده
This study aimed to bring forth empirical evidence of the effect sustained adoption sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) on technical and profit efficiency farmers. Previous studies remain inconclusive about whether SAPs has any bearing maize The current introduced concept compared levels between one-time SAP adopters adopters. Using a sample 2 100 households, employed Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier model analyse both farmers, two-stage tobit was used control for endogeneity. found that no whilst significantly improves recommends shift towards promoting benefits
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1993-3738', '2521-9871']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53936/afjare.2022.17(4).21