An investigation of factors that influence the technical efficiency of soybean production in the Guinea savannas of Nigeria

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-96

  Amaza, Paul S ^a   Ogundari, Koiawole ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Efficiency; Frontier; Gender; Market access; Nigeria; Production; Soybean; Stochastic; Technical

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 52949148219     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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