ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF BROILER FARMERS IN ANBAR GOVERNORATE FOR THE 2023 PRODUCTION SEASON
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The research aims to identify the economic efficiency and its components, namely technical and allocative efficiency, of broiler chicken production projects in Anbar Province for the 2023 production season using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. Data was collected from a random sample of 50 broiler chicken farms distributed across the province through personal interviews. By employing the DEA model and applying the input-oriented approach under constant and variable returns to scale, the technical efficiency was calculated, while the input-oriented approach under variable returns to scale was used to calculate allocative e efficiency (allocation) and economic efficiency. The research results indicate that the average rates of technical efficiency, allocative efficiency, and economic efficiency at the sample level were 86%, 79.02%, and 69%, respectively. The results also showed that technical efficiency and allocative efficiency were positively correlated with most of the production resources involved in the broiler chicken production process, while economic efficiency was inversely related. There was an excess in the number of chicks, feed quantities, and the amount of medicines and vaccines compared to the quantities required to achieve economic efficiency, as well as a relative wastage in the labor factor. Accordingly, the research recommended supporting and providing key resources such as chicks, feed, and medicines/vaccines as they are the most critical resources, and easing the restrictions imposed on broiler chicken production in the province.
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