ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF CORN CROP CULTIVATING (AL-NAHRAIN HYBRID) IN SALAHDIN AND KIRKUK GOVERNORATES IN AGRICULTURAL SEASON 2023

Authors

  • Labwa A. Kordy
  • Saad J. Alfalluji

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36103/a9v7r538

Keywords:

agricultural technological advancement.data envelop analysis, index, productive efficiency

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The objective of this research is to measure the efficiency of the performance of the cultivation of Corn crop of the two rivers variety using the DEAP program to measure technical and economic efficiency and measure total productivity based on the Malmquist index for a sample of 60 farmers in the governorates of Salahdin and Kirkuk for the year 2023. The average technical efficiency was 0.858 and the average cost efficiency was 0.604 When measuring the total production efficiency and using the Malmquist index, it was found that the average change in total productivity reached 1.264 The average change in technical efficiency was 1.015 and technical change was 1.237. It can be concluded through these results that the application of modern technologies and the use of improved seeds (the Mesopotamian variety) resulted in the use of productive resources efficiently and then helped farmers to obtain rewarding profits by reducing the costs of growing this variety due to government support for it, so we recommend By expanding the cultivation of this variety and continuing to support the producers of this variety to achieve the desired production levels of the Corn crop in the future.

Received: 25/11/2024

Accepted: 16/2/2025

Published: 30/6/2026

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2026-06-30

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Kordy, L., & Alfalluji, S. (2026). ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF CORN CROP CULTIVATING (AL-NAHRAIN HYBRID) IN SALAHDIN AND KIRKUK GOVERNORATES IN AGRICULTURAL SEASON 2023. IRAQI JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, 57(6), 1718-1730. https://doi.org/10.36103/a9v7r538