Production efficiency of Jasmine rice producers in Northern and North-eastern Thailand

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 419-435

  Rahman, Sanzidur ^a   Wiboonpongse, Aree ^b   Sriboonchitta, Songsak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Jasmine rice producers; Sample selection framework; Stochastic production frontier; Technical efficiency; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; CROP PRODUCTION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRRIGATION; RICE; STOCHASTICITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; NAKHON RATCHASIMA; NORTHEASTERN REGION; NORTHERN REGION [THAILAND]; PHITSANULOK; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

JASMINUM;

EID: 65449170370     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2008.00198.x     Document Type: Article

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