Effect of Sustainable Cultivation Operations on the Technical Efficiency of Rainfed Wheat Production in Saqqez County

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University of Tabriz

10.22034/saps.2024.59508.3145

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Objective:The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of sustainable agricultural practices on the technical efficiency of rainfed wheat production in Saqqez county.
Materials and Methods: In order to achieve the aim of the research, the stochastic frontier approach was used and the the frontier translog production function was estimated, and by determining the technical efficiency of the farms. The effects of sustainable agricultural operations on the efficiency was evaluated by estimating the Tobit regression model. The required data were collected by completing questionnaire from 271 wheat farmers of Saqqez county.
Results: The results showed that the mean of wheat farmers technical efficiencies is 62.20%. Thus, farmers can increase the production level about 38% with the same quantity of inputs. Based on the results, the factors of age, education, of cultivated area and the components of sustainable agriculture, including crop rotation, conservation plowing, leaving straw and stubble and fallow, showed a significant effect on technical efficiency.
Conclusion: The average production efficiency of wheat farmers indicates that there is a suitable condition for increasing production and reducing the use of detrimental inputs such as fertilizers and chemical pesticides to achieve sustainable agriculture. Considering the positive effect of education and the cultivation area and agricultural components, more communication with farmers who are more literate and have larger farms, as well as observing the principles of sustainable agriculture can help improve the efficiency and factor productivity.

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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION

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Available Online from 22 July 2025

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