Determinants of Technical Inefficiencies in Swamp Rice Farming in Ciamis District
Agus Yuniawan Isyanto*1, Sudrajat2 and Muhamad Nurdin Yusuf3
1,2,3 Agribusiness Department, Universitas Galuh, INDONESIA
Jl. RE Martadinata No. 150 Ciamis 46274
*gusyun69[at]gmail.com
Abstract
Swamp land is a marginal land so rice farming in swamps has a relatively high risk related to the level of technical efficiency achieved. This research was conducted with the aim of identifying the level of technical efficiency and the factors that influence technical inefficiency in swamp rice farming in Lakbok Subdistrict, Ciamis District. The sample size of 41 farmers taken using simple random sampling. The analysis was carried out using a stochastic frontier production function. The results showed that the average level of technical efficiency was 0.78. Education and family size have a significant effect on technical inefficiency
Keywords: Rice farming, swamp land, technical efficiency, technical inefficiency
Topic: Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture