Determinants of economic efficiency: A case study of hazelnut (Corylus avellana) farms in samsun province Turkey

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-270

  Kilic, Osman ^a   Ceyhan, Vedat ^a   Alkan, Isil ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cost efficiency; Data envelopment analysis; Determinants of efficiency; Hazelnut farms

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; NUT; PRODUCTION COST; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EURASIA; SAMSUN [SAMSUN (PRV)]; SAMSUN [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

CORYLUS; CORYLUS AVELLANA;

EID: 70349103851     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140670909510272     Document Type: Article

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