Technical efficiency analysis of rice farmers in Ngawi District, East Java Province

Abstract

The use of inputs in rice farming which is still based on the experience of farmers influences the level of technical efficiency of farmers. This study aims to analyse the technical efficiency of rice farming in Ngawi District, East Java Province. The method used to analyse technical efficiency is Data envelopment Analysis (DEA) VRS models and tobit regression analysis to determine the factors that influence the technical efficiency of farmers. The respondents used in this study were 88 rice farmers. The results of the study show that there are 60 (68%) farmers who are technically efficient and there are 28 (32%) farmers who are technically inefficient. tobit regression results indicate that there are 6 variables that have a significant effect on technical efficiency including; age, education level, experience, number of families, spacing and quality of seeds. This implies that there is a need for equal distribution of information related to the use of rice production inputs.