RELATIVE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF CALIFORNIA LEMON FARMING IN BANYUMAS REGENCY

<p>This research aims to determine the efficiency and relative technical inefficiency of lemon farming in Banyumas Regency. The background of this research is the need for self-sufficient lemon production and the existence of several issues in the management of production inputs in lemon farming. This is quantitative research with a population of 9 lemon farmers in Banyumas Regency. All 9 farmers were used as samples, employing a saturation sampling technique. Data for this research were collected through questionnaires. The data analysis in this research utilized Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) with an input-oriented approach. The results of this research indicate that the use of production inputs needs to be adjusted among Decision Making Units (DMU) to achieve optimization.</p>