Optimization of energy consumption and input costs for apple production in Iran using data envelopment analysis

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 909-916

  Mousavi Avval, Seyed Hashem ^a   Rafiee, Shahin ^a   Mohammadi, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Economical analysis; Electrical energy; Energy saving; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DATA HANDLING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FRUITS; OPTIMIZATION;

APPLE PRODUCTION; BENEFIT TO COST RATIOS; ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY INPUTS; ENERGY SAVING; INPUT COSTS; NONPARAMETRIC METHODS; OPTIMUM ENERGY; SAVING ENERGY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TOTAL COSTS; TOTAL ENERGY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY USE; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; FRUIT; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SAVINGS;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 79551530246     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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