Technical efficiency of carp production in Pakistan

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-141

  Sharma, Khem R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Carp production; Pakistan; Stochastic production frontier; Techincal efficiency

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING INDUSTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0033490496     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657309909380240     Document Type: Article

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