TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY WITH STOCHASTIC PRODUCTION FUNCTION FRONTIER OF SEAWEED FARMING IN PANTAI AMAL, TARAKAN CITY
E Jumiati*, A Mubarak, T Ismandari, Amarullah and E Kusnadi

Agricultural science Masters study program, Agriculture Faculty of Universitas Borneo Tarakan, Tarakan, Indonesia
*Email: elly_jumiati[at]borneo.ac.id

Abstract

The use of inputs in a production process is necessary so as to produce the expected production. However, the use of inputs must be as efficient as possible in order to provide optimal results. The sampling technique was carried out using a non-probability sampling method, while the method or technique used is purposive sampling, with certain considerations, namely: seaweed farmers who have been farming for at least 1 year, the farmer^s age is at least 17 years. The number of samples was carried out by quota as many as 60 seaweed farmers. Methods of data analysis Technical efficiency is analyzed using the stochastic frontier production function, in this case the form of the production function is the Cobb Douglass production function. The results showed The average level of technical efficiency of seaweed farmers in Tarakan City in general was 0.974or 97 % (efficient). The factors that affect the level of technical efficiency were the area of land, the amount of seeds, the outpouring of labor, and education.

Keywords: Key Words: technical efficiency, frontier, seaweed, tarakan

Topic: Agricultural Socio-Economics