Development Studies in Economics, Centre for Economic and Social Studies Begumpet, Hyderabad, 500016, Telangana
The technical (TE), economic (EE) and allocative (AE) efficiencies of chickpea farms in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states using production and cost frontier model were estimated. The technical and economic efficiencies of chickpea farms and their determining factors were also estimated. It was found that on an average farmers were able to obtain only 27.43 per cent of the potential output from a given combination of production inputs. The AE and EE of farms were 89.12 and 24.98 per cent respectively. Larger landholding farms were technically and economically more efficient compared to other farming groups. Formal education and farm experience had a significant relationship with TE and EE and extension services had positive and significant relationship with AE. Availability of the new technology and age of the farmers showed no significant relationship with TE, EE and AE of the chickpea farms in the study area.
Chickpea, farm efficiencies, rainfed area, output
