FACTORS AFFECTING TECHNICAL EFFICENCY OF MAIZE PRODUCTION IN CASE OF BURE DISTRICT WEST GOJJAM ZONE AMHARA REGION ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The research will be conducted under the title determining the factors that affect technical efficiency of maize production in Bure woreda of west gojjam zone Amhara region Ethiopia. The main objective of the study will be to assess the factors affecting technical efficiency of maize and more specifically; to assess the inputs those are available in maize production and to identify factors that can affect the quantity of maize production in Shakuwa kebele. Seven types of factors were selected to proceed this research (labor force, number of oxen, fertilizer; improved seed, income, family size, land size).The selected design to conduct this research was not experimental or laboratory research design rather it was survey. Both primary and secondary sources were used to gather the data. The primary data were structured interview and questionnaire for 50 respondents’. These methods were helpful in collecting information from farmers (households). The secondary data had been collected from different thesis, and bureau of extension agents. Purposive simple random sampling technique was selected to select kebele. The data gathered during this study have both qualitative and quantitative nature, and it was analyzed by using descriptive statistics like percentage and frequency and econometric model (multiple linear regression models).Based on collected data, the researcher identified the factors affecting technical efficiency of maize production and the most serious factors in the study were: capital and fertilizer. In order minimize and alleviate the existed problems, some policy implications are recommended