Comparing technical efficiency of organic and conventional coffee farms in rural hill region of Nepal using data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach

Krishna Poudel1, Thomas G. Johnson2, Naoyuki Yamamoto3, Shriniwas Gautam4, Bhawani Mishra2
1Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
2University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
3University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
4AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center, Bangkok, Thailand

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