The efficiency of smallholder agriculture in South Africa

Journal of International Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 125-144

  Piesse, Jenifer ^a   Von Bach, Helmke Sartorius ^b   Thirtle, Colin ^c   Van Zyl, Johan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARABLE FARMING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; LAND OWNERSHIP; MAIZE PRODUCTION; SMALL FARM SECTOR; SMALLHOLDERS;

SOUTH AFRICA, KANGWANE; SOUTH AFRICA, LEBOWA; SOUTH AFRICA, TRANSVAAL; SOUTH AFRICA, VENDA;

EID: 0029730289     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199601)8:1<125::AID-JID299>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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