Research Article

Technical Efficiency of Ginger Production in Ilam District of Nepal: A Stochastic Production Frontier Approach

Table 3

Empirical estimates of factors that influence technical inefficiencies.

VariableCoefficientStandard errorz value

Constant term0.1960.1381.420.156
Gender0.0120.0310.410.683
Age0.0000.0010.290.771
Education−0.0100.004−2.810.029
Family size0.0080.0290.290.771
Annual income7.22e − 089.99e − 080.720.470
Member of farmer’s group−0.0040.041−0.100.920
Member of cooperatives−0.0630.034−1.830.067
Training received−0.0850.029−2.940.003
Subsidy on seed−0.0180.026−0.700.485
Area under ginger production0.0490.0095.08≤0.001

, , and indicate statistical significance at 1%, 5%, and 10% probability level, respectively.