Research Article
Factors That Influence Technical Efficiency of Sorghum Production: A Case of Small Holder Sorghum Producers in Lower Eastern Kenya
Table 1
Summary of descriptive statistics of selected farmer and farm characteristics in the lower eastern Kenya.
| Dist. | Variables | Unit of measurement | | Mean | Std. dev. | Min | Max |
| Machakos | Age of HH head | Years | 72 | 55.28 | 12.693 | 28 | 100 | Household size | Number of people | 72 | 5.57 | 2.028 | 2 | 10 | HH dependants | Number of people | 72 | 3.75 | 2.199 | 0 | 9 | HH wealth | Kenya shillings | 72 | 601,455.60 | 472,714.930 | 104,000 | 2,147,000 | Land sizes for sorghum production | Hectares | 72 | 0.17 | 0.167 | 0.025 | 0.81 | HH off-farm income | Kenya shillings | 72 | 26,683.61 | 34,107.0017 | 0.00 | 134,000 | Sorghum labour use | Person daysa | 72 | 21.55 | 17.6042 | 2 | 79 | Sorghum output | Kilograms | 72 | 117.32 | 170.53 | 4 | 720 | Seed rate | Kg/ha | 72 | 12.58 | 7.59 | 0.08 | 39.60 |
| Makindu | Age of HH head | Years | 71 | 54.61 | 12.777 | 32 | 94 | Household size | Number of persons | 71 | 6.66 | 2.651 | 2 | 17 | HH dependants | Number of persons | 71 | 5.38 | 2.925 | 0 | 16 | HH wealth | Kenya shillings | 71 | 704349.3 | 437032.428 | 125000 | 1725000 | Land sizes for sorghum production | Hectares | 71 | 0.53 | 0.167 | 0.101010 | 4.04 | HH off-farm income | Kenya shillings | 71 | 26693.52 | 29707.375 | 0.00 | 110,000 | Sorghum labour use | Person daysa | 71 | 37.74 | 31.473 | 4 | 180 | Sorghum output | Kilograms | 71 | 322.30 | 302.354 | 18 | 1350 | Seed rate | Kg/ha | 71 | 7.95 | 4.63 | 1.24 | 20 |
| Overall | Age of HH head | Years | 143 | 54.94 | 12.693 | 28 | 100 | Household size | Number of persons | 143 | 6.11 | 2.028 | 2 | 17 | HH dependants | Number of persons | 143 | 4.56 | 2.199 | 0 | 16 | HH wealth | Kenya shillings | 143 | 652542.7 | 456,671.229 | 104,000 | 2,147,000 | Land sizes for sorghum production | Hectares | 143 | 0.35 | 0.443 | 0.025 | 4.04 | HH off-farm income | Kenya shillings | 143 | 26,688.53 | 34,885.622 | 0.00 | 134,000 | Sorghum labour use | Person daysa | 143 | 29.59 | 26.632 | 2 | 180 | Sorghum output | kilograms | 143 | 219.09 | 264.92 | 4 | 1350 | Seed rate | Kg/ha | 143 | 10.28 | 6.69 | 0.08 | 39.60 |
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Notes: a1 person day = 8 hrs work per day for an adult person; HH: household and Dist.: district.
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