Technical efficiency of freshwater pond polyculture production in selected Asian countries: Estimation and implication

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 39-63

  Dey, Madan Mohan ^a   Paraguas, Ferdinand Javien ^a   Srichantuk, Nartaya ^b   Yuan, Xinhua ^c   Bhatta, Ramachandra ^d   Dung, Le Thi Chau ^e  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^e Vietnam Agricultural Science Institute   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Asia; China; Freshwater fish polyculture; Frontier production function; India; Technical efficiency; Thailand; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; POLYCULTURE; POND CULTURE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; YIELD;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; WORLD;

EID: 27244446055     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657300590961528     Document Type: Article

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