Technical Efficiency of Wet Season Melon Farming

26 Ananti Yekti, et al., Technical Efficiency of Wet Season Melon Farming

0.77, categorized as already efficient. However, experienced farmer would be more efficient

Saptana et al., (2010) argued that more

there are still opportunities to enhanced because it generally had networking wider so

achievement of technical efficiency through they had opportunity to obtained more

improved technical skills and managerial information and tend to applied it. Further

capability of farmers. To reduce occurrence of more experienced farmers had better

technical inefficiency can be done by improving managerial capabilities, through a learning

farm experience of melon cultivating in wet process in previous years. This was consistent

season. Experience is factors that affect with results of previous studies. The longer

achievement of technical efficiency. The farm experience would further enhance

experience gained not only through a number of technical efficiency of farming (Sukiyono,

cultivation years, but the experience of farmers 2005; Bozoglu and Ceyhan, 2007; Manganga,

can also be enriched by involving farmers in 2012; Islam et al., 2012; Mapemba, 2013;

training / courses / school field, especially melon Ibrahim et al., 2014, Lubis, 2014; Abiola and

cultivation during rainy season. So it would need Daniel, 2014). Experience of melon cultivation

to for stakeholders to facilited these activities. technology would make farmers more skilled and had good managerial abilities, because

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