Full Length Research Paper

Resource use efficiency in sole sorghum production in three villages of Kaduna State, Nigeria

L. J. S. Baiyegunhi¹*, D. O. Chikwendu ² and G. C. G. Fraser ³

¹School of Agricultural Sciences and Agribusiness, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X 01, Scottsville 3209, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
²National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services, Ahmadu Bello University, P. M. B. 1067, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
³Department of Economics and Economic History, Rhodes University, P. O. Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140,South Africa.

*Corresponding author. E-mail: lbaiyegunhi@ufh.ac.za.  Tel: +27 795 546 833.

Accepted 19 November, 2009

   Abstract

In explaining the differences in the efficiency of farms, it is necessary to look into the use of resources to show the close links existing between the performance attained from resources on individual farms and efficient allocation of resources between farms of different sizes. This study attempts to estimate the productivity of farm resources on small and large scale farms, it uses the double log production function to determine the relationship between farm resources and the efficiency of resource use. Empirical results indicate that the farm resources were inefficiently utilized for sole sorghum production by small and large scale farmers, hence, the need for resource adjustment. Implications for regional and national food policies are discussed.

Key words: Efficiency of farms, double log, empirical results.