Nitrogen efficiency of Dutch dairy farms: A shadow cost system approach

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-186

  Reinhard, Stijn ^a   Thijssen, Geert ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost function; Dairy farming; Materials balance; Nitrogen emission; Shadow costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034380511     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/27.2.167     Document Type: Article

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