Energy productivity growth in the Dutch greenhouse industry

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 124-132

  Lansink, Alfons Oude ^a   Ondersteijn, Christien ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Alfa Accountants en Adviseurs   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy productivity; Greenhouse industry; Russell measure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ENERGY; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33644747437     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2006.00842.x     Document Type: Article

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