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Table 1

Measurement of output and input variables of technical efficiency in the data envelopment analysis and tobit analysis.

Variables description Unit
Variables used in measuring technical efficiency
Y Total production of Tilapia during the year of the sample farms per hectare(ha) Kilogram (Kg)
Xa Quantity of feeds (traditional and commercial) applied per hectare per year Kg
Xb Quantity of fingerling used for the production per hectare per year Number
Xc Quantity of labor used per hectare per year Man-daya
Xd Quantity of fertilizer per year per hectare Kg
Xe Amount of others input cost incurred per hectare per year US$
Variables used in Tobit analysis
X1 Taking Tilapia farming-related training (1= taken, 0= otherwise) 1,0
X2 Education of the farmers Years
X3 Farming Experience of the Farmers Years
X4 Age of the farmers Years
X5 Number of dependents of the farmers Number
X6 Famers who have institutional credit access (1=credit access, 0=otherwise) 1,0
X7 Impact of climate change on Tilapia farming (1= have climate change impact, 0=otherwise) 1,0
a

1 man-day equals 8 hours of work.

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