The assessment of input factors and technical efficiency of rice in IADA Seberang Perak, Kerian and Barat Laut Selangor

Rahim, Hairazi and Engku Ariff, Engku Elini and Ahmad Sobri, Asruldin and Abdul Wahab, Mohd Amirul Mukmin (2019) The assessment of input factors and technical efficiency of rice in IADA Seberang Perak, Kerian and Barat Laut Selangor. [Journal / Magazine]

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Abstract

Additional input factors in rice production phase is one of the key factors contributing to increase in yield. However, nowadays, the increase in the additional input factors such as area, labour, fertilisers, pesticides and seeds did not seem to significantly increase rice yields. The IADA Seberang Perak, Kerian and Northwest Selangor areas are among three of the eight major granaries in Malaysia. The increase in yields in these three areas had a great impact on the country’s rice production and contributed to the sustainability and sufficiency of local food. In addition to input factors, socioeconomic factors are also important issues in explaining dimensions that contribute to improve the yield in rice production. Therefore, this study was conducted to explain and study these factors as well as to determine the performance of the respective Technical Efficiency (TE) of the selected granaries. The data of the study was collected through face to face interviews using structured questionnaires. Random sampling was applied to the proportionate size of farmers’ population for each of the three granaries. A total of 180 responses have been successfully attained as 60 respondents represented granaries respectively. The study found that the additional internalisation of input factors did not give much significant impact to the yield increment (decreasing return to scale). Therefore, other alternatives need to be implemented in securing or at least maintaining the output production of rice cultivation in the granaries.

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