RESEARCH ARTICLE
Analysis of Eco-efficiency and its determinants among Smallholder Vegetable Producers in Eastern Ethiopia
Abdi Mohammed1, *, Jema Haji2, Kedir Jemal2, Ketema Bekele2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2023Volume: 17
E-location ID: e187433152307041
Publisher ID: e187433152307041
DOI: 10.2174/18743315-v17-230727-2023-76
Article History:
Received Date: 29/12/2022Revision Received Date: 15/03/2023
Acceptance Date: 09/05/2023
Electronic publication date: 29/12/2023
Collection year: 2023
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Introduction:
This study aimed to analyse eco-efficiency and its determinants for small holder vegetable producers in Eastern Ethiopia. Multi-stage sampling was used to select 256 small-scale vegetable producers in the study area.
Methods:
The study employed Data Envelopment Analysis to estimate eco-efficiency and Tobit model to identify the sources of differences in the eco-efficiency of farmers. The results of the DEA model revealed that the mean of eco-efficiency was 0.75, indicating that there is still a chance of improving the environmental performance of the farms without compromising the economic output of the farms.
Results:
The results of Tobit depicted that age, education, training, and adoption of sustainable intensification practices positively affect eco-efficiency, while farm size, farm income, and leadership status of the farmer negatively influence the eco-efficiency of the farm.
Conclusion:
Due emphasis should be given to promoting the adoption of SIPs and introducing an inclusive approach to educating farmers in the study area.