Strategy to increase the farm competitiveness

American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 394-400

  Sgroi, Filippo ^a   Di Trapani, Anna Maria ^a   Testa, Riccardo ^a   Tudisca, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Break even point; Competitiveness; Costs; Farms; Profitability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902976961     PISSN: 15574989     EISSN: 15574997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajabssp.2014.394.400     Document Type: Article

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