Anthon Efani's Dissertation: Stochastic Frontier Production Function and Technical Efficiency of T

Although using tools, technology, and the same labor, as well as on the same season and the same fishing area, fishermen do not always get the level of technical efficiency as expected. The amount of output produced per unit of effort is not always proportional to the input unit. Indonesia has always estimates a production function of fishing effort using the average approach, so it can not see the technical efficiency of each fisherman. Study of frontier production function to estimate technical efficiency on every fishing needs to be discussed. This was conveyed by Anthon Efani in his dissertation, entitled "Stochastic Frontier Production Function and Technical Efficiency of Tuna Fishing Enterprises." Dissertation opens exam is held on Wednesday (14/07) in the UB post graduate building. Promoters of the dissertation are Prof.Dr.Ir.Soemarno, MS; Prof.Dr.Ir.Sahri Mohammed, MS; and Dr.Ir.Nuhfil Hanani, MS. While the team of examiners are Prof.Ir.Marsoedi, Ph.D.; Ir.Bambang Ali Nugroho, DAA, Ph.D.; Dr.Ir.Wahib Muhaimin, MS.; And Dr.Ir.Anang Mashudi, MSc. Anthon carry out research on tuna fishing effort in the Blue Spring Malang. Production frontier and tuna fishing effort is theoretically influenced by the fishing power (fishing gear, power boats, sail a long time), fishing activities (food supplies, ice supplies, labor, fuel) and season. Frontier production function of good tuna fishing fleet and payang sekocian the best in the form of Cobb-Douglas. Production frontier fishing business affected by the work day for the fleet to sail well and payang sekocian, whereas the only real effect of the season is on sekocian fleet. This is caused by tuna fishing effort and fleet sekocian, which is the main business, while at payang is not only catches the tuna, so the factor of season was not significant. Sources of technical efficiency of fishing tuna for fleet or payang sekocian is relatively about the same. The main factor that can improve the technical efficiency was involved or not in KUD, skipper experience, and investment that reflects the economic strength factor of fishermen. Special sekocian fleet technical efficiency will be higher if the owner of the ship originated from Bugis. They get a higher incentive factor.

Experience of the skipper substantially influences to increase technical efficiency, provide information that is closely related to experience with skills in the tuna fishing business. Anthon suggested, the efforts should be focused on the tuna fishing fleet sekocian because productivity and higher efficiency of their catch. There should also be accelerated efforts to increase skills in catching tun. He also proposed expanding the role of credit and cooperatives to improve results for less capable fishermen. Efani Anthon, who was born in Blitar, 17 July 1965, is a lecturer at the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science UB since 1991. He graduated S1 (1990) and S2 (2002) at UB in the Social Program of Agricultural Economics. After defending his dissertation before the faculty examiners, he was entitled to his doctorate in agricultural interests of coastal and marine environment with honors. S3 education grade point average value 3.89. [Fjr]