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: 555

Full Length Research Paper

Explaining output growth and total factor productivity changes using production frontier: The case of Ethiopian smallholder’s farming

Oumer Berisso Metaksa
  • Oumer Berisso Metaksa
  • Department Technology and Innovation Management, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 27 February 2020
  •  Accepted: 19 June 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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