キム サンホ   KIM Sangho   金 相鎬    所属   立命館アジア太平洋大学  アジア太平洋学部    職種   教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2014/07
形態種別	論文（学術誌・プロフェショナル誌）
査読	査読あり
標題	Technical Efficiency of Cocoa Farmers in Ghana
執筆形態	コレスポンディング
掲載誌名	Journal of Rural Development
巻・号・頁	37(2),pp.159-182
著者・共著者	Felix A. Besseah
概要	The commitment of the government in promoting and encouraging the welfare of cocoa farmers makes cocoa policies critical in Ghana. Having dropped below global production levels, however, technical efficiency in Ghana has continued to decline over the years. This study aims to analyse the extent of productivity and find the sources of technical efficiency in cocoa-producing households by applying the stochastic frontier approach to the Ghana-Living Standards Survey Round Five of 2005/06. The estimated technical efficiency has a mean of 47.82%. Crop diversification, mechanised farming and hired labour enhance technical efficiency, while emigration results in its deterioration. Other critical factors that influence efficiency are also identified.
ISSN	1229-8263