Journal of
Development and Agricultural Economics

  • Abbreviation: J. Dev. Agric. Econ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9774
  • DOI: 10.5897/JDAE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 552

Full Length Research Paper

Measurement of technical efficiency of smallholder fish production in Ghana: A stochastic frontier approach

Christian Crentsil
  • Christian Crentsil
  • School of Economics, Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NP, UK.
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Felix Larry Essilfie
  • Felix Larry Essilfie
  • Departments of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 17 October 2012
  •  Accepted: 06 February 2013
  •  Published: 01 May 2014

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