Uncovering the Technical Efficiency Divide Among Apple Farmers in China: Insights from Stochastic Frontier Analysis and Micro-Level Data
Based on a sample of 412 apple farmer households across Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Shandong provinces in China, this study estimates production efficiency and its determinants for apple growers. The stochastic frontier analysis model estimates technical efficiency while the Tobit model identifies i...
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| Main Authors: | Ruopin Qu, Yongchang Wu, Jing Chen |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Horticulturae |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/11/6/655 |
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