Impact of natural resource management technologies on technical efficiency in sorghum cultivation: Application of meta-frontier and endogenous switching regression model

This study assesses the impact of the adoption of natural resource management (NRM) technologies on sorghum production in the drought-prone areas of Indian state of Karnataka, using plot-level data. The key factors affecting adoption are access to credit, extension services, and social networks. The bias-corrected technical efficiency scores and the meta-technology ratio indicate that efficiency can be improved by 30%. The result of endogenous switching regression shows that the average treatment effect on treated is -0.24, suggesting a 13%. reduction in production efficiency. Adopting NRM technologies could enhance production and farmer livelihoods in drought-prone areas.