Sustainable agricultural practices adoption

TP Coulibaly, J Du, D Diakité - Agriculture (Pol'nohospodárstvo), 2021 - sciendo.com
As it has been practiced for many decades, agriculture has had a significant negative impact
on the environment. More land, fertiliser, and pesticides had been used to increase the yield …

Technical efficiency and its determinants in the Indonesian micro and small enterprises

M Setiawan, N Effendi, R Heliati… - Journal of Economic …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the technical efficiency (TE) of micro and
small enterprises (MSEs) and its determinants in the Indonesian manufacturing sector …

[PDF][PDF] Molecular characterization of Penicillium expansum associated with blue mold disease of apple in Pakistan

IH Khan, A Javaid - Pak. J. Bot, 2021 - researchgate.net
The present study was conducted for molecular characterization of the causal agent of blue
mold decay in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.). Penicillium expansum Link is a major post …

Does an inconsistent land tenure certificate affect technical efficiency of smallholder rubber farming: Evidence from a panel data in Southwest China

S Min, J Bai, X Wang, H Waibel - Forest Policy and Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
The existing rural land tenure system in many developing countries is characterized by
imperfections and conflicts. In rural regions of China, although most farmers possess land …

The choice of efficiency benchmarking metric in evaluating firm productivity and viability

SC West, AW Mugera, RS Kingwell - Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Debreu–Farrell measure of technical efficiency is widely used to benchmark
firm performance. A limitation of this measure is that it is orientation restricted and evaluates …

Cold Climate during Bud Break and Flowering and Excessive Nutrient Inputs Limit Apple Yields in Hebei Province, China

Z Duan, C Zheng, S Zhao, T Feyissa, T Merga, Y Jiang… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Apples have become a major source of income for smallholder farmers in Bohai Bay.
However, the annual productivity of apples in the area is relatively low and the interannual …

Technical efficiency of cocoa farms at varying elevation levels in Davao City, Philippines: implications to sustainable upland farming systems

FLA Durano, JM Sarmiento, LN Digal… - Journal of Mountain …, 2024 - Springer
Elevation is one of many components that influence agriculture, and this in turn affects the
level of both inputs and outputs of farmers. This article focuses on the productivity and …

Efficiency of wine grape growers at farm level: a case study

M Santos, A Marta-Costa, C Santos… - E3S Web of …, 2018 - e3s-conferences.org
To determine the key variables of the vineyard efficiency is imperative to account the
combined effects of the inputs interactions since they have implications on the overall final …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiency of apple small-scale farming in Albania-a stochastic frontier approach

M Osmani, A Kambo - New Medit, 1999 - newmedit.iamb.it
Apple production sector in Albania is growing very fast in Albania but research about apple
production efficiency is almost absent. This research aims at assessing the technical …

Determinants of Technical Efficiency of Harumanis Mango Production in Perlis, Malaysia

KNM Nor, FA Fatah… - Research on World …, 2024 - journals.nasspublishing.com
Abstract The Harumanis mango (Mangifera indica L.) is renowned in Malaysia for its
distinctive taste and strong market appeal. Despite the potential for exporting Harumanis …