Economic Efficiency, Allen / Uzama and Morishima Elasticities of Smallholder Agriculture In Dedza District, Malawi

This paper is an attempt to measure the economic efficiency of Dedza smallholder Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) farmers in Malawi using a translog cost frontier, inefficiency effect model and input Elasticities from Seeming Unrelated Regression Model for asystem of cost share equations for labour,...

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Main Authors: Assa MAGANGA, Abdi-Khalil EDRISS, Greenwell MATCHAYA
Format: Article
Language:Bulgarian
Published: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture 2013-06-01
Series:Journal of Central European Agriculture
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Online Access:http://jcea.agr.hr/articles/774566_Economic_Efficiency_Allen_Uzama_and_Morishima_Elasticities_of_Smallholder_Agriculture_In_Dedza_District_Malawi_en.pdf