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Economic Efficiency of Maize Production in Swaziland: The Case of Hhohho, Manzini and Shiselweni Regions

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  • M.B. Sihlongonyane
  • M.B. Masuku

    (University of Swaziland
    University of Swaziland)

  • A. Belete

    (University of Limpopo)

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The study used a sample of 188 maize farmers to determine the economic efficiency of maize production in Swaziland. Descriptive statistics, Cobb-Douglas production function and Tobit regression were used to analyse the data. The results indicated technical efficiency of 64.7% suggesting that farmers could still improve the technical efficiency by 35.3%. While, allocative efficiency was 99.52%, suggesting that farmers were able to use minimum costs to get a given level of output. In terms of economic efficiency, farmers were 64.3% efficient. They were able to use minimum inputs and at minimum costs for a given level of output. However, farmers could still increase their economic efficiency by 35.7%. Technical Efficiency was affected by formal education (p

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  • M.B. Sihlongonyane & M.B. Masuku & A. Belete, 2014. "Economic Efficiency of Maize Production in Swaziland: The Case of Hhohho, Manzini and Shiselweni Regions," Research in Applied Economics, Macrothink Institute, vol. 6(3), pages 179-195, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:raee88:v:6:y:2014:i:3:p:179-195
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