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This study reports the results of an investigation into the technical efficiency of citrus
farmers of Sargodha District of Punjab Province. The method employed was the stochastic
frontier production function approach suggested by Battese and Coelli (1995) for cross
sectional data. The model was estimated by using the data on 82 citrus farmers for the period
2009. The coefficients of the production function revealed that the use of more water and
nitrogen by the farmers involved in intercropping reduced citrus output. The estimates of
technical efficiencies of the farmers range from 0.53 to 0.98 while the mean technical efficiency
was 0.88. This suggests that 12 % of citrus output forgoes because of inefficiency. Quality of
inputs like water and land were found to be significant determinants of technical efficiency of
the citrus farmers.
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