Impact of Contract Farming on the Technical Efficiency of Broiler Farmers in Indonesia

Titolo Rivista Economia agro-alimentare
Autori/Curatori Mohammad Rondhi, Ebban Bagus Kuntadi, Anik Suwandari, Rizky Yanuarti, Ahmad Fatikhul Khasan, Yasuhiro Mori, Takumi Kondo
Anno di pubblicazione 2023 Fascicolo 2023/1
Lingua Inglese Numero pagine 21 P. 35-55 Dimensione file 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/ecag2023oa14670
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The objective of this paper is to estimate the effect of Contract Farming (CF) on the efficiency of broiler farmers in Indonesia. We used comprehensive socio-economic data of 438 broiler farmers in Indonesia. To achieve this objective we used causal-comparative research (CCR) design. Stochastic frontier production (SFP) employed to estimate farm efficiency. Then, the effect of CF on farm efficiency was estimated using propensity score matching (PSM). The results showed that the average technical efficiency of broiler farmers is 74.22%.  Participation in CF increases TE by 7.4% and chick productivity by 12.5%. A policy that promotes farmer participation in CF is likely to improve the efficiency of broiler farmers since it is associated with improved input use intensity.

Keywords:; Contract farming; Technical efficiency; Propensity score matching

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Mohammad Rondhi, Ebban Bagus Kuntadi, Anik Suwandari, Rizky Yanuarti, Ahmad Fatikhul Khasan, Yasuhiro Mori, Takumi Kondo, Impact of Contract Farming on the Technical Efficiency of Broiler Farmers in Indonesia in "Economia agro-alimentare" 1/2023, pp 35-55, DOI: 10.3280/ecag2023oa14670