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Factors affecting the technical efficiency among smallholder farmers in the slash and burn agriculture zone of Cameroon

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  1. Khush Bukhat Zahid, 2023. "Household Market Participation, Access, and Farm Productivity in AJK: Evidence from Farm Household Data," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 62(3), pages 375-394.
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  15. Aree Cheamuangphan & Aree Wiboonpongse & Yaovarate Chaovanapoonphol & Songsak Sriboonchitta, 2013. "Factors enhancing production efficiency of farmer households who are members of saving groups in Upper Northern Thailand," The Empirical Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Letters, Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, vol. 2(2), pages 71-82, June.
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  24. Jara-Rojas, Roberto & Bravo-Ureta, Boris E. & Moreira, Victor H. & Diaz, Jose, 2012. "Natural Resource Conservation and Technical Efficiency from Small-scale Farmers in Central Chile," 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil 126227, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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  28. Embaye, Weldensie T. & Bergtold, Jason S. & Schwab, Benjamin & Zereyesus, Yacob A., 2018. "Modeling Farm Household’s Productivity under Inseparable Production and Consumption decisions," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274226, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
  29. Nyagaka, Daniel & Obare, Gideon A. & Nguyo, Wilson, 2009. "Economic Efficiency of Smallholder Irish Potato Producers in Kenya: A Case of Nyandarua North District," 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China 49917, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
  30. Fadavi, Raheleh & Samavatean, Naiemeh & Keyhani, Alireza & Saied, Seyyed, 2012. "An Analysis of Improving Energy use with Data Envelopment Analysis in Apple Orchard," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, Asian Economic and Social Society (AESS), vol. 2(02), pages 1-11, June.
  31. Egziabher, Kidanemariam G. & Mathijs, Erik & Deckers, Jozef A. & Gebrehiwot, Kindeya & Bauer, Hans & Maertens, Miet, 2013. "The Economic Impact of a New Rural Extension Approach in Northern Ethiopia," Working Papers 146558, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Agricultural and Food Economics.
  32. Al-Abdulkader Ahmed M. & Al-Kahtani Safar H. & Ismaiel, Sobhy M. & Elhendi Ahmed M. & Saad Ali I. & Alamri Yosef A. & Al-Dakhil Abdullah I., 2016. "Enhancing Marketing Efficiency of the Saudi Dates at the National and International Markets," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(8), pages 1-53, August.
  33. Mugonola, Basil & Vranken, Liesbet & Maertens, Miet & Deckers, Jozef & Taylor, Daniel B & Bonabana-Wabbi, Jackline & Mathijs, Erik, 2013. "Soil and water conservation technologies and technical efficiency in banana production in upper Rwizi micro-catchment, Uganda," African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, African Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 8(1), pages 1-16, July.
  34. Guijie Qiu & Xiaonan Xing & Guanqiao Cong & Xinyu Yang, 2022. "Measuring the Cultivated Land Use Efficiency in China: A Super Efficiency MinDS Model Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-15, December.
  35. Thi Lam Bui & Huu Cuong Tran & Hossein Azadi & Philippe Lebailly, 2018. "Improving the Technical Efficiency of Sengcu Rice Producers through Better Financial Management and Sustainable Farming Practices in Mountainous Areas of Vietnam," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-19, July.
  36. Jules Ngango & Seung Gyu Kim, 2019. "Assessment of Technical Efficiency and Its Potential Determinants among Small-Scale Coffee Farmers in Rwanda," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-12, July.
  37. Kane, Gilles Quentin & Fondo, Sikod & Abayomi Oyekale, Samuel, 2012. "Efficiency of Groundnuts/Maize Intercropped Farms in Zoetele, South Cameroon: A Data Envelopement Approach," MPRA Paper 62757, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  38. Chirwa Ephraim W., 2007. "Sources of Technical Efficiency among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Southern Malawi," Working Papers 172, African Economic Research Consortium, Research Department.
  39. Lisandro Roco & Boris Bravo-Ureta & Alejandra Engler & Roberto Jara-Rojas, 2017. "The Impact of Climatic Change Adaptation on Agricultural Productivity in Central Chile: A Stochastic Production Frontier Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-16, September.
  40. Michalickova, Monika & Krupova, Zuzana & Krupa, Emil, 2013. "Technical Efficiency and its Determinants in Dairy Cattle," Acta Oeconomica et Informatica, Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra (FEM SPU), vol. 16(1), pages 1-10, February.
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