Impact of environmental production conditions on productivity and efficiency: A case study of wheat farmers in Bangladesh

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1495-1504

  Rahman, Sanzidur ^a   Hasan, M Kamrul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Environmental condition; Stochastic production frontier; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; FARMS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOIL CONSERVATION; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

BANGLADESH; CASE-STUDIES; CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; PRODUCTION FUNCTION; STOCHASTIC PRODUCTION FRONTIERS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; WHEAT; WHEAT FARMERS;

EFFICIENCY;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL FERTILITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP ROTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL FERTILITY; WHEAT;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 47249149788     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.07.019     Document Type: Article

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