Efficiency and productivity of conventional and organic farms in Finland 1994-1997

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-65

  Lansink, Alfons Oude ^a   Pietola, Kyösti ^b   Bäckman, Stefan ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

DEA; Finland; Organic farming; Productivity; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036114717     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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