Factors affecting the rice production efficiency of farmers

Quoc Nghi Nguyen

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The study aimed to determine the factors affecting the rice production efficiency of farmers in the Mekong Delta. Data Envelopment Analysis and Tobit regression methods were applied in the study. The research results showed that the rice production efficiency in the study site was affected by such factors as technical advances applied, production experience, education level, credit access and training participation. Depending on cultivation time, these factors affect differently rice production efficiency of farmers in the Mekong Delta.

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