The determinants of farm-level technical efficiency among adopters of improved maize production technology in western Ethiopia

Agrekon

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-14

  Alene, A D ^a   Hassan, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

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EID: 29344437352     PISSN: 03031853     EISSN: 20780400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03031853.2003.9523606     Document Type: Article

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