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Filtering by: DOI 10.3732/ajb.1200590 Conference Name International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade

Measurement of Technical Efficiency of Farmed Catfish Production in Southwest, Nigeria: A Stochastic Frontier Production Function Approach

Creator:

Mafimisebi, Taiwo Ejiola

Abstract:

Catfishes are the most popularly raised and consumed fish species in Nigeria. Given changes in the dynamics of the aquaculture sector, this paper estimated technical efficiency and factors contributing to it using data collected from 108 farmers stocking catfish in earthen ponds in the study area. Catfish aquaculture was found...

Resource Type:

Research Paper