How productive are rice farmers in Sri Lanka? The impact of resource accessibility, seed sources and varietal diversification

Suresh, Kanesh; Wilson, Clevo; Khanal, Uttam; Shunsuke, Managi; Santhirakumar, Samithamby

dc.contributor.author	Suresh, Kanesh
dc.contributor.author	Wilson, Clevo
dc.contributor.author	Khanal, Uttam
dc.contributor.author	Shunsuke, Managi
dc.contributor.author	Santhirakumar, Samithamby
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-30T17:28:51Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-30T17:28:51Z
dc.date.issued	2021-06-23
dc.identifier.citation	Heliyon, 07(06), 2021,e07398.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2405-8440
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07398
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/5590
dc.description.abstract	This paper assesses the impact of resource accessibility, seed sources and varietal diversification on the production efficiency of Sri Lankan rice growers using farm and household level survey data. The empirical results show that there are opportunities for average Sri Lankan rice farmers to further improve production efficiency by up to 30%. Among the variables, those related to resource accessibility, age, migration, income sources and agricultural training are all found to affect production efficiency. Furthermore, we find that households relying only on their own saved seeds are less efficient compared to those who had purchased seeds from markets. In addition, this study indicates that varietal diversification significantly reduces production efficiency.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Elsevier Ltd.	en_US
dc.subject	Technical efficiency	en_US
dc.subject	Rice farmers	en_US
dc.subject	Stochastic frontier analysis	en_US
dc.subject	Determinants	en_US
dc.subject	Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.title	How productive are rice farmers in Sri Lanka? The impact of resource accessibility, seed sources and varietal diversification	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US