| dc.contributor.author | Otieno, David J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hubbard, Lionel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ruto, Eric | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-11T14:08:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-11T14:08:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-04 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Otieno, D. J, Hubbard, L & Ruto, E(2011). Technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production systems in Kenya: A stochastic metafrontier analysis. 85th annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society (AES) 18 – 20 April 2011 University of Warwick, UK | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/31717 | |
| dc.description | Conference proceeding paper | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In this study the stochastic metafrontier method is used to investigate technical efficiency and
technology gaps across three main beef cattle production systems in Kenya. Results show that there
is significant inefficiency in nomadic and agro-pastoral systems. Further, in contrast with ranches,
these two systems were found to have lower technology gap ratios. The average pooled technical
efficiency was estimated to be 0.69, which suggests that there is considerable scope to improve beef
production in Kenya. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Technical efficiency | en |
| dc.subject | Technology gap | en |
| dc.subject | Beef cattle | en |
| dc.subject | Production systems | en |
| dc.subject | Stochastic metafrontier | en |
| dc.subject | Kenya | en |
| dc.title | Technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production systems in Kenya: A stochastic metafrontier analysis | en |
| dc.type | Presentation | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya | en |
