TY - JOUR AU - Rabbany, Md Ghulam AU - Mehmood, Yasir AU - Hoque, Fazlul AU - Sarker, Tanwne AU - Khan, Arshad Ahmad AU - Hossain, Kh Zulfikar AU - Hossain, Mohammad Shakhawat AU - Roy, Rana AU - Luo, Jianchao PY - 2021/08/18 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Effects of partial quantity rationing of credit on technical efficiency of Boro rice growers in Bangladesh: Application of the stochastic frontier model JF - Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture JA - Emir J Food Agric VL - 33 IS - 6 SE - Research Article DO - 10.9755/ejfa.2021.v33.i6.2714 UR - https://ejfa.me/index.php/journal/article/view/2714 SP - 501-509 AB - <p>In this study, we analyzed the effects of the partial quantity rationing of credit on the technical efficiency of Boro rice growers in the Pabna district of Bangladesh. Before conducting the field survey, we designed a theoretical framework and identified farm households affected by the partial quantity rationing of credit. Data were collected from 174 Boro rice growers and analyzed in two stages, where the technical efficiency of Boro rice growers was assessed using stochastic frontier analysis, and the inefficiency effects model was then applied to evaluate determinants of the technical efficiency. The mean technical efficiency of Boro rice growers was 78%, which indicates that their technical efficiency was 22% beyond the production frontier curve. The variables comprising the household head’s age, education level, seed quality, formal training, access to the market, farm labor, tillage cost, fertilizer cost, irrigation cost, and price of seedlings significantly affected the technical efficiency of rice growers. The variables of interest comprising the rate and partial quantity rationing of credit had significant negative effects on the technical efficiency of rice growers. The findings obtained in this study will help to enhance the actual production level using the available resources and improve the food security situation in Bangladesh.</p> ER -