Using Stochastic Frontier to Estimates and Analysis the Technical Efficiency for Rice Production in Behera Governorate, Egypt

Abstract

This paper used stochastic frontier production function to estimate the technical efficiency in Behera rice production using a survey data of 291 farms. Variations in the technical efficiency across rice production (sampled) farms ranges from 62.5 to 95.7 percent with an average of 85.9%. Indicating that there is a possibility to increase rice production by 14.1% (in average) given the use of the same amount of inputs. Moreover, the level of experience and education in addition to farming (as a main job) and employment of family labor are the main factors affecting inefficiency in rice production.