Estimating the Economic Efficiency of Sesame Production Farms in Beheira Governorate "تقدير الكفاءة الاقتصادية لمزارع إنتاج السمسم في محافظة البحيرة" | ||
| Alexandria Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 14 August 2025 PDF (3.59 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexja.2025.392270.1146 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rehab G. E. Abdel Hamid; Eman A. A. Ibrahim* ; Nerven S. Yassa | ||
| Agricultural Economics Research Institute - Agricultural Research Center | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Sesame is an important oil crop that is grown mainly for its seeds. Beheira Governorate is one of the most important sesame-producing governorates, especially since it represents an alternative for the summer season after the reduction of rice crop areas in the governorate. With the expansion of sesame cultivation, we must ask ourselves: How far are we from the maximum possible production? And how can this be achieved through the efficient use of production inputs? The research mainly aimed to estimate the technical and economic efficiency of sesame production farms in Beheira Governorate, and to measure the economic impacts resulting from achieving them, To achieve its objectives, the research relied on applying the descriptive and quantitative economic analysis methodologies, in addition to using data envelopment analysis (DEA), to estimate the technical and economic efficiency of sesame farmers in the research sample, It was also based on primary data collected through a random field sample, using personal interviews with sesame farmers. The results showed that the average estimated technical efficiency of the research sample was approximately 96%, while the average estimated distributional efficiency of the research sample was approximately 83%, The average estimated economic efficiency of the research sample was approximately 80%, while the average estimated Scale efficiency of the research sample was approximately 85%, This means that the sesame farms in the study sample operated at a Scale approximately 15% lower than their optimal Scale, The total value of the surpluses amounted to approximately EGP 799,25, which translates into an increase in the net yield per acre by the same value and, consequently, the farmer's profits, The total value of the savings in production elements that could be achieved by achieving efficiency in the sesame production process in Beheira Governorate amounted to approximately EGP 11,4 million, These savings in production elements could be directed to the production of other crops or to increasing the area planted with sesame in the governorate. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Data Envelopment Analysis; Technical Efficiency; Economic Efficiency; Surpluses; Scale Efficiency | ||
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