Research Article
Factors That Influence Technical Efficiency of Sorghum Production: A Case of Small Holder Sorghum Producers in Lower Eastern Kenya
Table 2
Summary of descriptive statistics of selected farm characteristics in the lower eastern Kenya.
| Dist. | Variables | Unit of measurement | | Mean | Std. dev. | Min | Max |
| Machakos | 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 | 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 | 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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