Farmer participation in supermarket channels, production technology, and efficiency: The case of vegetables in Kenya

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 891-912

  Rao, Elizaphan J O ^a   Brümmer, Bernhard ^b   Qaim, Matin ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Kenya; Meta frontier; Meta technology ratio; Sample selection; Scale efficiency; Supermarkets; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGROINDUSTRY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD MARKET; FOOD PRODUCTION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

KENYA;

EID: 84862847198     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aas024     Document Type: Article

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