Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 555

Full Length Research Paper

Economic efficiency of small scale soyabean farmers in Central Agricultural Zone, Nigeria: A Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier cost function approach

C. K. Biam
  • C. K. Biam
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.
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A. Okorie
  • A. Okorie
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Management and Extension, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
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S. U. Nwibo
  • S. U. Nwibo
  • Department of Agricultural Economics, Management and Extension, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
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  •  Received: 11 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 09 December 2015
  •  Published: 31 March 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Biam, C. K., Okorie, A., & Nwibo, S. U. (2016). Economic efficiency of small scale soyabean farmers in Central Agricultural Zone, Nigeria: A Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier cost function approach. Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 8(3), 52-58.
Chicago /
C. K. Biam, A. Okorie and S. U. Nwibo. "Economic efficiency of small scale soyabean farmers in Central Agricultural Zone, Nigeria: A Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier cost function approach." Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics 8, no. 3 (2016): 52-58.
MLA /
C. K. Biam, A. Okorie and S. U. Nwibo. "Economic efficiency of small scale soyabean farmers in Central Agricultural Zone, Nigeria: A Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier cost function approach." Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics 8.3 (2016): 52-58.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/JDAE2015.0688
URL /
https://ftp.academicjournals.org/journal/JDAE/article-abstract/9A2DCB457096

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