Estimating the Profit Cost Functions, Economic and Technical Efficiencies of Corn Production in Babylon Province in Iraq

Osamah K. Al-Mansi; Zahra H. Mahmood; Nada K. Abbas

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Estimating the Profit Cost Functions, Economic and Technical Efficiencies of Corn Production in Babylon Province in Iraq

Osamah K. Al-Mansi, Zahra H. Mahmood, Nada K. Abbas

Published in International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 3)

Received: 13 June 2015 Accepted: 14 July 2015 Published: 29 July 2015

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The study aimed to estimate the profit and cost functions as well as the economic, price and cost efficiencies of local and hybrid varieties of corn. A random sample of 80 corn farms in Babylon province were selected during the agricultural season 2013. From efficiency scales of profit functions, it was shown that the production size had the greatest impact on the profit of both local and hybrid seeds compared with the other price variables and average production costs. According to the cost functions, the optimal cost-minimizing production sizes were 40.7 ton and 47.77 ton for local and hybrid seeds respectively; while the technical efficiency, economic efficiency, price efficiency and cost efficiency for these seeds were respectively 20.996% and 49.88% ; 20.996% and 49.88% ; 22.34% and 38.74; and 0.49 and 0.59. From these results it can be concluded that employed economic resources in the production process were not optimally exploited which resulted in a reduction in technical efficiencies for both varieties of seeds. The study recommended to follow production policy aiming to increase the economic efficiency and achieve the optimal usage of available resources

Published in	International Journal of Applied Agricultural Sciences (Volume 1, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijaas.20150103.14
Page(s)	66-73
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Profit Function, Cost Function, Technical Efficiency, Economic Efficiency, Cost Efficiency

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Osamah K. Al-Mansi, Zahra H. Mahmood, Nada K. Abbas. Estimating the Profit Cost Functions, Economic and Technical Efficiencies of Corn Production in Babylon Province in Iraq. Int J Appl Agric Sci. 2015;1(3):66-73. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20150103.14

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Osamah K. Al-Mansi

Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad ,Baghdad, Iraq
Zahra H. Mahmood

Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad ,Baghdad, Iraq
Nada K. Abbas

Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad ,Baghdad, Iraq

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Osamah K. Al-Mansi; Zahra H. Mahmood; Nada K. Abbas. Estimating the Profit Cost Functions, Economic and Technical Efficiencies of Corn Production in Babylon Province in Iraq. Int. J. Appl. Agric. Sci. 2015, 1(3), 66-73. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20150103.14

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Osamah K. Al-Mansi, Zahra H. Mahmood, Nada K. Abbas. Estimating the Profit Cost Functions, Economic and Technical Efficiencies of Corn Production in Babylon Province in Iraq. Int J Appl Agric Sci. 2015;1(3):66-73. doi: 10.11648/j.ijaas.20150103.14

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