Dual technological development in Botswana agriculture: A stochastic input distance function approach

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 455-478

  Irz, Xavier ^a   Thirtle, Colin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 11344274971     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2004.tb00110.x     Document Type: Article

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