Technical efficiency of the zaragoza bean cultivation in two areas ofthe Caribbean region of Colombia
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Caribbean region of Colombia, mainly in the departments of Cesar and La Guajira, because it
is a fundamental part of the diet of its inhabitants. In recent years, exploratory studies have
been carried out to characterize the production system and the generation of new materials.
However, there is no evidence of research on the technical efficiency of this production system.
For this reason, the aim of this study was to analyze its technical efficiency, based on
information obtained from a structured survey applied to 32 farmers with experience in the
crop, selected by simple random sampling. For data analysis, descriptive statistics and measures
of central tendency were calculated. For the technical efficiency analysis, a Cobb-Douglas type
econometric model was designed. Aspects such as the rationality of the producer when
allocating resources were identified, a technical inefficiency corresponding to 0.67 was
estimated, which shows that there is underutilization of resources such as seed and fertilizer,
which are applied without prior soil analysis and without taking into account the requirements
of the crop.
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