Measurement of the technical efficiency of small pineapple farmers in Santander, Colombia: a stochastic frontier approach

The objective of this study is to estimate the levels of technical efficiency of the small pineapple farmers of Santander, Colombia, using the stochastic frontier approach. In addition, this study attempts to determine whether the acreage and some of the socio-economic characteristics of farmers can...

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Main Authors: Juan C. Trujillo, Wilman J. Iglesias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural 2013-01-01
Series:Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-20032013000600003&lng=en&tlng=en