Effects of Agricultural Cooperative Society on Farmers’ Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Stochastic Frontier Analysis
The impact of agricultural cooperatives on apple farmers’ technical efficiency (TE) in China was examined. The cooperatives were divided into two groups: a collective marketing group for farmers and an equivalent non-marketing group that did not provide a marketing service, although other functions...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Sustainability |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/19/8194 |