Economic efficiency in fish farming: Hope for agro-allied industries in niagara

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-115

  Kareem, R O ^a   Dipeolu, A O ^a   Aromolaran, A B ^a   Williams, S B ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agro allied industry; Efficiency; Niagara; Stochastic production frontier

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349383345     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-008-0104-6     Document Type: Article

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