Allocative and Cost Efficiency of Rice Farmers using Local and Improved Seed Technologies: Evidence from North Central Nigeria

March 10, 2026

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This research evaluates the allocative and cost efficiency of rice farmers using local versus improved seed technologies in North Central Nigeria.
Sample of 234 rice farmers using multi-stage sampling technique, including 88 local and 146 improved seed users.
Primary data collected via structured questionnaires and analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics.
Stochastic frontier analysis to assess cost efficiency and regression analysis to identify factors impacting efficiency.
Average cost efficiency: local seed users (1.319) vs improved seed users (1.582); higher relative costs noted for improved seeds due to input prices.
Allocative efficiency: improved seed users (0.65) had lower average efficiency than local seed users (0.67).
Key cost inefficiencies identified for improved seeds were land rent and agricultural chemicals; for local seeds, labor costs were significant.

Assesses allocative and cost efficiency in rice farmers, highlighting the impact of seed technology.

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