Abstract:
The purpose of this paper was to estimate the production
technical efficiency small-scale broiler producers in
Khartoum state. It determined the factors that may affect
productivity and the broiler farms efficiency. A sample of
40 small-scale broiler producers in the State was selected,
using a well-structured questionnaire. Stochastic frontier
production function was used to calculate technical
efficiency scores and to explore the effect of inefficient
factors. Results showed that the estimated average of
technical efficiency for these farms was 83%, which means
these producers in average can increase their output
by17%given the present condition of technology and inputs
levels to reach 100% of technical efficiency. This paper
recommended that the producers of small scale broiler
farms were not technically efficient in use their inputs in
broiler production.
