Cost efficiency on organic farming: A comparison between organic and conventional raisin-producing households in Turkey

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-11

  Bayramoglu, Z ^a   Gundogmus, E ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Organic farming raisin; Vineyard size

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749097224     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2008061-289     Document Type: Article

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