Analysis of environmental efficiency variation

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1054-1065

  Reinhard, Stijn ^a   Lovell, C A Knox ^a   Thijssen, Geert ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Environmental efficiency; Nitrogen surplus

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0036866766     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00053     Document Type: Article

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