Abstract
The main objective of this research is to identify and analyze the sources of technical inefficiency in turmeric crop farming system in north western region of Tamil Nadu from a sample of 180 turmeric growing farmers. A non-parametric approach, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has been used to estimate Technical Efficiency Scores (TES). Results indicate the presence of technical inefficiency in turmeric farming system. The average technical efficiency score is 79 per cent with the maximum score of 95 per cent and minimum score of 59 per cent. The potential to increase the technical efficiency score of turmeric growing farms is found to be 17 per cent.
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