Energy Efficiency of Intensive Rice Production in Japan: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis

Energy Efficiency of Intensive Rice Production in Japan: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis

Intensive rice production has contributed to feeding the world’s growing world population, but it has also increased fossil energy consumption. This paper examines the effect of increasing the scale of rice farming on the energy efficiency of intensive rice production in Japan. A data envelopment an...

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Main Author: Kiyotaka Masuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
energy efficiency
data envelopment analysis
window analysis
intensive farming
rice
Japan
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/1/120

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