Abstract
This study was conducted in district Lasbela, Balochistan. Its objective was to investigate the
technical efficiency of tomato farms in the district and its determinants. A well-structured questionnaire
was used to collect data from one hundred tomato growers. Multi-stage random sampling technique was
used for selection of the farmers. The Cobb-Douglas production function was used to estimate the technical
efficiency and performance of the farmers. The study results disclosed that all explanatory variables have a
positive impact on the farmers’ technical efficiency apart from pesticides. Additionally, the average technical
performance of the farmer was 85% which shows that on average a farmer can spur the tomato production by
15 % by using the existing resources. Moreover, the inefficiency model results showed that farmer experiences
were negatively linked with technical inefficiency. It seems that the experience will affect more and more on
the contemporary cultivation of tomatoes. The study recommends that the government should launch both
formal and informal training programs for the farmers to enhance the productivity.
Khalid Khan, Marguerite Wotto, Saima Liaqat, Gulawar Khan, Balach Rasheed, Sara Rafiq, Guo Xiangyu. (2020) An Assessment of Technical Efficiency of Tomato Farms in District Lasbela, Balochistan, Journal of Innovative Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 1.
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