iosr-jmca   Volume-10 ~ Issue-1 ~ Jan.-Feb. 2023

ABSTRACT: This study focused on the relationship between farm size and technical efficiency using stochastic production approach. Well-structured questionnaire was allotted to 120 maize farmers and analyzed using descriptive statistics, stochastic production frontier and Tobit regression. Stochasticproductionfrontieranalysisshowsthatthe meantechnicalefficiency oftherespondents is0.75.Theanalysisalsoshowed that farming year experience, Mechanization and Pesticide quantity affects technical efficiency of farmers negatively while Years of formal education and Fertilizer quantity affect technical efficiency positively. The study shows that there is a positive relationship between farm size and technical efficiency in all the farm size classes and affected by the education and experience of marginal and small scale farmers....

Key Word: Technical efficiency, Farm size, Stochastic Production Frontier, Tobit Regression.

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ABSTRACT: Nigerians are very concerned about the growing rate of building collapses as well as the lack of strong roads and bridges in the country. The quality of cement in Nigeria has received a lot of attention; therefore, it is a significant concern in this study. To prevent such depressing incidents in Nigeria, cement production businesses must be properly supervised and counseled on the quantity of raw materials utilized in the production process and the appropriate quality level of cement production. This study examines the quality control of cement produced by Dangote Cement Plc. in Kogi State.The project's goal is to evaluate the cement manufactured by Dangote Cement Plc in order to determine if the recent collapse of a building was caused by poor-quality building materials or by incompetent contractors....

Key Word: Control Chart, Statistical Quality Control, Cluster Sampling,

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