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Estimating confidence intervals for technical efficiency of rainfed rice farming system in Nigeria
Ogundari, K.; Amos, T.T.; Ojo, S.O. - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 2 (2010) 1, pp. 107-118
Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – Special attention is directed to the construction of confidence interval (CI) for …
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Estimating confidence intervals for technical efficiency of rainfed rice farming system in Nigeria
Ojo, K. Ogundari T.T. Amos S.O. - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 2 (2010) 1, pp. 107-118
Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – Special attention is directed to the construction of confidence interval (CI) for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008487439
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Estimating and analysing cost efficiency of sawmill industries in Nigeria: A stochastic frontier approach
Ogundari, Kolawole - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 2 (2010) 4, pp. 420-432
states in south-western Nigeria in 2006. Findings – The results show an estimated average cost efficiency of 1.262. This … analysis indicates that a significant level of cost ineffisciency is present in Nigeria's sawmilling industry. Analysis of …. Originality/value – The paper contributes to existing studies on the efficiency of sawmill industries in Nigeria by taking a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008738749
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Cross‐sectional analysis of food demand in the North Central, Nigeria
Elijah Obayelu, Abiodun; Okoruwa, V.O.; Ajani, O.I.Y. - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 1 (2009) 2, pp. 173-193
the North‐Central, Nigeria, and the impact of the socio‐economic variables on households' food demand. Design … sampling procedure from Kwara and Kogi states making up the North Central zone in Nigeria. Findings – All own price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014689558
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Estimating and analysing cost efficiency of sawmill industries in Nigeria
Ogundari, Kolawole - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 2 (2010) 4, pp. 420-432
states in south‐western Nigeria in 2006. Findings – The results show an estimated average cost efficiency of 1.262. This … analysis indicates that a significant level of cost ineffisciency is present in Nigeria's sawmilling industry. Analysis of …. Originality/value – The paper contributes to existing studies on the efficiency of sawmill industries in Nigeria by taking a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014689605
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Cross-sectional analysis of food demand in the North Central, Nigeria: The quadratic almost ideal demand system (QUAIDS) approach
Obayelu, Abiodun Elijah; Okoruwa, V.O.; Ajani, O.I.Y. - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 1 (2009) 2, pp. 173-193
the North-Central, Nigeria, and the impact of the socio-economic variables on households' food demand. Design … sampling procedure from Kwara and Kogi states making up the North Central zone in Nigeria. Findings – All own price …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004977761
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Chemical fertilizer use efficiency and its determinants in China's farming sector: Implications for environmental protection
Wu, Yanrui - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 3 (2011) 2, pp. 117-130
Purpose – The objective of this paper is to examine chemical fertilizer use efficiency at the household level and provide an assessment of the causes of efficiency variation. Design/methodology/approach – A stochastic frontier production function approach is employed to estimate fertilizer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319735
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Agricultural growth dynamics and decision mechanism in Chinese provinces: 1988-2008
Yu, Kang; Xin, Xiangfei; Nuetah, J. Alexander; Guo, Ping - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 3 (2011) 2, pp. 150-170
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to perform an investigative analysis of the distribution of agricultural growth in China and the evolution of the decision mechanism. Design/methodology/approach – The kernel density estimation method was used to investigate the distribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319738
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Agriculture and the Wealth of Nations: 2010 CAER-IFPRI annual conference summary
Guo, Pei; Liu, Xiangqi; Ma, Ling - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 3 (2011) 2, pp. 266-271
/methodology/approach – The conference theme was “Agriculture and the Wealth of Nations”, aiming to explore the importance of agriculture as well … as the relationship and interaction between agriculture and the whole economy. The attendees from 14 countries discussed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319739
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Examining changes in fresh fruit and vegetable consumption over time and across regions in urban China
Liu, Kang Ernest; Chang, Hung-Hao; Chern, Wen S. - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 3 (2011) 3, pp. 276-296
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to fill a knowledge gap by examining the changes in fruit and vegetable consumption of Chinese households. Design/methodology/approach – Using 1993 and 2001 household survey data from three selected provinces in China, the authors estimated a quantile...
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