Abstract
This study was carried out in order to determine the relationship between the energy inputs and yield and technical efficiency of honey production in Çanakkale, Turkey. Data used in this study were obtained from 87 beekeepers using a face to face questionnaire method. The sample was selected according to stratified random sampling method. Stochastic frontier analysis was used in order to estimate the technical efficiency of honey production. According to the results, the energy use efficiency were found as 0.85, 0.87 and 1.08 in the groups, respectively. The distribution of the direct energy was lower than that of indirect energy and the highest energy inputs were provided by diesel fuel in all the groups. According to the efficiency analysis results, the technical efficiency scores were found as 0.74, 0.78 and 0.85 in the groups, respectively. Results of this study indicated that the inputs in the honey production were used more efficiently in the third group.
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