Energy productivity and efficiency of wheat farming in Bangladesh

Energy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-114

  Rahman, Sanzidur ^a   Hasan, M Kamrul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Energy efficiency; Energy productivity; Environmental constraints; Stochastic production frontier; Wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTIVITY; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; INVESTMENTS;

BANGLADESH; ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS; STOCHASTIC PRODUCTION FRONTIERS; WHEAT;

INVESTMENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; EDUCATION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TRAINING; WEATHER; WEED; WHEAT; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BANGLADESH;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84896400160     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.12.070     Document Type: Article

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