Determinants of technical efficiency in urban food crop production in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural and Food Information

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 43-55

  Omonona, B T ^a   Udoh, E J ^b   Akinlade, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Stochastic production frontier; Technical efficiency; Urban agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249059282     PISSN: 10496505     EISSN: 15404722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J108v07n04_05     Document Type: Article

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