This study employed the Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier production function to measure the level and determinants of technical efficiency of smallholder rice producers in the Fogera district of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 202 rice producers sample farmers in 2016. The result of the analysis showed that the mean technical efficiency was 85 %, with a minimum and maximum efficiency level of about 22% and 99%, respectively. By operating at full technical efficiency levels, rice productivity could increase, on average, from the current 3.2 tons ha-1 to 3.7 tons ha-1. Therefore, the future direction should trigger towards enhancing rice productivity per hectare by improving technical efficiency at the farm level in addition to technological progress. Efficiency gains could be realized by designing better institutional support, improving soil fertility, focusing on livestock production and ensuring an adequate provision of research and extension support to rice farmers
