<![CDATA[Increasing seed productivity by enhancing the technical efficiency of seed breeding has to be prioritized to achieve the availability of staple food. This study examines the technical, allocative, and economic efficiency and the factors affecting the technical inefficiency of seed breeding farming. This research was conducted by collecting data from 3 groups of farmers, consisting of 44 total respondents in Bumi Ratu Nuban Sub-District, Central Lampung Regency. The data was analyzed using the Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) with production and dual cost function approach. The empirical result shows that seed breeding is technically (ET = 0.7412) and allocative efficient (AE = 0.7511), contrary to its economic efficiency (EE = 0.4949). This study indicates that access to credit, the educational level, and farmers' age influence technical inefficiency. The paper also finds that the profit of farming can be maximized by increasing efficiency.]]>
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