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Assessing the technical efficiency of horticultural production in Navarra, Spain

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  • Rapun, Manuel
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  • Iraizoz, Belen & Rapun, Manuel & Zabaleta, Idoia, 2003. "Assessing the technical efficiency of horticultural production in Navarra, Spain," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 78(3), pages 387-403, December.
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