Measuring and decomposing sustainable efficiency in agricultural production: A cumulative exergy balance approach
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Cumulative exergy analysis Eco-environmental performance Environmental efficiency OECD agriculture Sustainable agriculture Sustainable efficiency Technical efficiency;Statistics
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