JEJAK
Vol 8, No 2 (2015): September 2015

Analysis of Production Functions and Efficiency of Corn at Patean District Kendal Regency

Nugroho, Budi Arif ( Diponegoro University)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Jun 2016

Abstract

Food is the major need for human to survive. Corn is one of the most important food crops in the world after wheat and rice. Besides, corn is a source of carbohydrates and can also be an alternative food source. In fact, the world demand for corn to meet the need of food and cattle industry has increased every year as well as at the national level. This is due to not only the growth of population, but also the food and farm industry. The growth of corn farm increased rapidly in the last three years in Patean subdistrict, Kendal regency. However, the productivity was still low reaching only 4.57 tons/ha. This condition is interesting to review especially on the anlysis of production function and the efficiency of maize farming in the area. The aim of this reseach was to analyze the producton function and efficiency of maize farming. This study used Frontier Analysis approach. 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jejak

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

JEJAK: Jurnal Ekonomi dan Kebijakan p-ISSN 1979-715X | e-ISSN 2460-5123 is a scientific journal that contains the results of research and theoretical studies in the field of economic development, especially on matters of economic policy in Indonesia was published by the Department of Economic ...