Determination of technical efficiency in cotton growing farms in Turkey: A case study of Cukurova region

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 944-949

  Gul, Mevlut ^a   Koc, Besir ^b   Dagistan, Erdal ^c   Akpinar, M Goksel ^d   Parlakay, Oǧuz ^e  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BINGOL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cotton; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Turkey

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 71049178246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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