Technical efficiency in maize production and its determinants: a survey of farms across agro ecological zones in northern Nigeria

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Technical efficiency in maize production and its determinants: a survey of farms across agro ecological zones in northern Nigeria

Most researches on agriculture focused on how to achieve certain level of yield. However, few researches consider rational resource allocation to improve efficiency. Considering the need to increase agricultural productivity through proper utilization of resources, this study measured the technical...

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Main Authors:	Ibrahim, Kasim, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Yacob, Mohd Rusli, Radam, Alias
Format:	Article
Published:	Asian Network for Scientific Information 2014
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35606/

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