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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: The study evaluated the technical efficiency of catfish production using stochastic frontier production function analysis. Primary data were collected using structured questionnaire from eighty three farmers who were selected from all the local governments in Ibadan using simple random techniques. Frequency tables, percentages and means were used to present the socioeconomic profile of the respondents, and to determine the production types and production technologies used by catfish farmers in Ibadan. Results show that majority of the catfish farmers were male (75.9%), with a mean age of 44 years (+_12.1), married (75.9%) with a household size of 4 persons on the average. Also, majority (70%) had tertiary education with a mean of about 9 years (+_7.3) experience in catfish farming. Most of the catfish farmers (72.3%) preferred to raise catfish to table size and used static renewal technology (56.6%).Also, feed inputs and pond size had negative relationship with output while fingerling had positive relationship with output. Increase in the number of fingerling stocked in ponds will increase output of catfish. Also, about 65% of the catfish farmers had technical efficiency scores of 60% or less. Access to credit, education, culture system used, household size, and the years of experience in catfish farming were factors that contribute significantly and positively to technical efficiency of catfish farms. The mean cost efficiency was 37% and majority (85.7%) of the catfish farmers had cost efficiency score of 60% or less meaning that farmers were making substantial losses on net profit. Government should introduce training workshops especially for fresh school leavers in order to encourage greater participation in the sector. Also, extension visits should be increased in order to improve the experience and efficiency of catfish farmers. |
| Keywords: catfish farming, technical efficiency, cost efficiency, input use, Ibadan metropolis |
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