Sokoine University of Agriculture

Measuring Farm-level Technical Efficiency of Urban Agriculture in Tanzanian Towns: The Policy Implications

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dc.contributor.author Mwajombe, Kizito K.
dc.contributor.author Mlozi, Malongo R. S.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-04-01T05:15:11Z
dc.date.available 2015-04-01T05:15:11Z
dc.date.issued 2015-01-09
dc.identifier.citation Mwajombe, K. K., & Mlozi, M. R. (2015). Measuring Farm-level Technical Efficiency of Urban Agriculture in Tanzanian Towns: The Policy Implications. World Journal of Social Science, 2(1): 62-72. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2329-9347
dc.identifier.other E-ISSN 2329-9355
dc.identifier.other doi:10.5430/wjss.v2n1p62
dc.identifier.uri https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/577
dc.description This article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/wjss.v2n1p62 en_US
dc.description.abstract Technical Efficiency Indices of Urban Agriculture (UA) were determined using the stochastic frontier production function which incorporates a model of technical inefficiency effects. In 2010, farm-level data of 270 urban agriculture farmers in Tanzanian urban wards of towns of Arusha, Dar es Salaam and Dodoma was obtained using semi-structured questionnaires. The parameters were estimated simultaneously with those of the model of inefficiency effects. Using the maximum likelihood estimation technique, asymptotic parameter estimates were evaluated to describe efficiency determinants. Study results revealed that a mean technical efficiency index (TEI) of 0.72 was achieved implying that output from urban agriculture production could be increased by 28% using available technologies. Despite of urban farmers having entrepreneurial acumen, they faced several challenges in resource allocation. Land size, total variable costs, and extension service charges negatively impacted on TEI. The study recommends that the government using urban agriculture and livestock extension agents should explore profitable levels for promoting UA enterprises to ascertain profitable TEI levels and UA units. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship The Norwegian Government through the PANTIL programme at Sokoine Univerity of Agriculture in Morogoro, Tanzania. en_US
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dc.publisher Sciedu Press en_US
dc.subject Urban agriculture en_US
dc.subject Technical efficiency index en_US
dc.subject Resource allocation en_US
dc.subject Extension agents en_US
dc.subject Tanzania en_US
dc.subject Policy implications en_US
dc.title Measuring Farm-level Technical Efficiency of Urban Agriculture in Tanzanian Towns: The Policy Implications en_US
dc.type Article en_US
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