Impact of land fragmentation and resource ownership on productivity and efficiency: The case of rice producers in Bangladesh

Land Use Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-103

  Rahman, Sanzidur ^a   Rahman, Mizanur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Islami Bank Training and Research Academy   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Efficiency elasticity; Land fragmentation; Resource ownership; Rice; Stochastic production frontier

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CROP PRODUCTION; LAND USE; OWNERSHIP; PRODUCTIVITY; RICE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 51049083103     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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