Author: Ghulam Murtaza
AIT Library Call Number: AIT RSPR no.RD-10-03
Year: 2010
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Research studies project report (M. Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2010
Examination Committee: Gopal B. Thapa (Chairperson); Jayant Kumar Routray, Rajendra Prasad Shrestha (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The purposes of this research study were to analyze the pace of growth in area of cultivation, production and yield of fruit crops and to measure the technical efficiency of these farms and subsequently try to explore the determinants of technical inefficiency in the highlands of Balochistan, province of Pakistan. The choice of selecting the growth trend models from among the best available alternatives was made through powerful statistical and econometric criteria of test of goodness of fit. For the estimation of technical efficiency, the parametric method of stochastic frontier production function under Cobb-Douglas model was used. The study used district-wise secondary data of Balochistan for the period of 1987-88 to 2006-07. The findings revealed that the overall growth in area under fruit cultivation was the highest with an annual compound growth rate of 9.77 percent followed by production 3.42 percent through out the period. The growth performance of the yields was significantly negative with annual compound growth rate of -5.78 percent.Results regarding TE revealed that on the average the out put of fruit farms could be increased by 35 percent given the existing resources and technology. The mean technical efficiency in the selected districts ranged from 44 to 75 with an average of 65 percent. The factors of health,rainfall and agriculture credit showed positive relationship with technical efficiency. However the variables of rural literacy rate, agriculture research funds and household size showed negative relationship with efficiency scores. It was proposed that farmers‟ easy access to credit and health facilities should be made certain and drought resistant fruit varieties should be innovated to enhance efficiencies.
Scholarship Donor(s): University of Balochistan Quetta, Pakistan; Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship
Note: A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Regional and Rural Development Planning
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