Stochastic frontier production function was used to assess technical efficiency and its determinants for a stratified sample of 1118 poultry farms in Vietnam for which data were collected in 1999. In general there are significant differences in the production behaviour and efficiency level betwee...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Akter, S.
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[Market and other factors affecting farm-specific production efficiency in poultry production in Vietnam]
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Market and other factors affecting farm-specific production efficiency in poultry production in Vietnam
A cross-sectional survey was carried out in Ghinchi farming community, central Ethiopia during October and November 2001 to assess the level of association between children's nutritional status, families' socio-economic gradient, and degree of maternal attention and cognitive development. Ninety ...
Ketema, L.
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Abate, G.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Correlates of children's cognitive skills in an agrarian community with mixed crop-livestock production systems, Ghinchi, central Ethiopia]
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Correlates of children's cognitive skills in an agrarian community with mixed crop-livestock production systems, Ghinchi, central Ethiopia
Jabbar, M.A.
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Rahman, M.H.
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Talukder, R.K.
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Raha, S.K.
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[Formal and informal contract farming in poultry in Bangladesh]
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Formal and informal contract farming in poultry in Bangladesh
In developing country production environment, farm production efficiency is often measured in terms of on-farm resources and producer characteristics. In this paper we postulate that input and output market related factors also influence farm production decisions hence its efficiency. Stochastic ...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Akter, S.
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[Market and other factors affecting farm specific production efficiency in pig production in Vietnam.]
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Market and other factors affecting farm specific production efficiency in pig production in Vietnam.
Reports on completed and planned research to examine farmers' perceptions of different breeds, the discretion they exercise over breed composition, and the impacts of breed perceptions on breeding practices. ILCA has recently undertaken three household surveys that shed light on farmers' breed pr...
Swallow, B.M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Cattle breed preferences and breeding practices in southern Nigeria]
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Cattle breed preferences and breeding practices in southern Nigeria
Jabbar, M.A.
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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[Family poultry production: the potential contribution of international research]
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Family poultry production: the potential contribution of international research
Tangka, F.K.L.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Implications of feed scarcity for gender roles in ruminant livestock production]
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Implications of feed scarcity for gender roles in ruminant livestock production