Farm size, productivity and returns to scale in agriculture revisited: A case study of wine producers in South Africa

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 175-180

  Townsend, R F ^a   Kirsten, J ^a   Vink, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Farm; Productivity; Wine

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; FARM SIZE; PRODUCTIVITY; VITICULTURE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032168365     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(98)00033-4     Document Type: Article

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