Agricultural Journal
Year:
2011
Volume:
6
Issue:
2
Page No.
40 - 46
Measuring Technical Efficiency of Yam Farmers in Nigeria: A Stochastic Parametric Approach
Authors :
Oluwatusin FemiMichael
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