Investigating the Factors Affecting the Efficiency of Rice mills of Mazandaran Province

Mojaverian, Seyed Mojtaba; Zahedian Tejeneki, Roghayeh; Hosseini Yekani, Seyed Ali

doi:10.22048/rdsj.2020.217743.1833

Investigating the Factors Affecting the Efficiency of Rice mills of Mazandaran Province

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

Seyed Mojtaba Mojaverian ¹

Roghayeh Zahedian tejeneki ²

Seyed Ali Hosseini Yekani ¹

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

² PhD student in Agricultural Economics, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

https://doi.org/10.22048/rdsj.2020.217743.1833

Abstract

Rice Mills are one of the oldest and most important agricultural conversion industries in Mazandaran province. Despite the large number of these units in Mazandaran province, so far little research has been done to measure their efficiency. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting the efficiency of these units. To achieve the objectives of the study, 167 questionnaires were completed by random sampling from different cities of the Mazandaran province in 2018. The Tobit model was used to identify the factors affecting the performance of units. The results of Tobit model showed that the coefficients of potential unit capacity, the number of working days, the energy cost share of the costs, higher education than manager's diploma, manager's age, workers' training programs, advertising and city (Abbas Abad, Noshahr, Chalus and Tonekabon) variables, respectively 0.001, -0.003, -0.003, -0.06, -0.11 and -0.08 effect on efficiency. Among these, variables of paddy capacity, number of days of activity, advertising, share of energy costs and manager age have a significant effect on efficiency. The variables of manager's education (-0.04 uneducated), advertising (0.032) and location unit (-0.03) have the most impact on the efficiency of rice mills unit. Based on the results of this research, suggestions such as training courses, payment facilities and changing the status of traditional units to modern have been provided with all due regard.

Keywords

Agricultural Conversion Industries

Rice

Tobit

efficiency

20.1001.1.23832657.1398.6.4.2.8

Subjects

Agri Eco.

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