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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"farm efficiency"”.
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Regional Variations in Polish Peasant Farm Efficiency: Composed Error, Spatial Econometric and Spatial Interaction Techniques
… continued rural impoverishment in Polish peasant farming. This situation is particularly relevant, given the policy implications for Poland's impending European Union membership.
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Studies in the measurement of farm efficiency : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Agricultural Science with Honours in Lincoln College of the University of Canterbury
The formal use of farming standards in the organisation of agricultural advisory work dates from about twelve years ago, when arrangements were made for closer liaison between the Provincial Agricultural Service and the National Agricultural Advisory Service in the United Kingdom. Since that time a …
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Farmer Welfare and Agricultural Biotechnology
… the impact of genetically modified crops on farm labor, farm productivity and the environment. I find that genetically modified corn has no impact on farm labor usage, while genetically modified cotton and soybeans decrease farm labor usage. Corn that has been genetically modified to resist …
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Temporal and Spatial Influences on South Dakota Farm Economies of Size
… to test for economies of size of South Dakota farms. Economies of size occur when per-unit costs decrease as the size of a firm increases. This research measures technical economies of size, which assume that all firms pay identical input prices and receive identical output prices. The …
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The Economics of Tobacco Production and Feasible Alternatives in Uganda
… hypothesis of the study is the consideration of farm household decision-making structures as requisites to FCTC supply policies. The study uses the agricultural household framework to examine tobacco supply and relative farm efficiency. This framework is applied to a farm survey dataset collected …
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United States Meat Goat Production Economic Performance Measures: A Stochastic Production Frontier Analysis
… is needed concerning the drivers of production efficiency, optimum size of operation, and scope economies in the industry. A nationwide mail survey of U.S. meat goat producers who advertise their meat goat production via the internet for this efficiency analysis was conducted. Costs and returns …