Farm size, irrigation infrastructure, and the efficiency of coffee production in vietnam

Forests Trees and Livelihoods

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 397-412

  Rios, Ana R ^a   Shively, Gerald E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data Envelopment Analysis; Economic efficiency; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; COFFEE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FARM SIZE; INVESTMENT; IRRIGATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 33846593461     PISSN: 14728028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14728028.2006.9752575     Document Type: Article

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