MANAGEMENT AND RETURNS TO FARM SIZE: RESULTS OF A CASE STUDY USING PARAMETRIC AND NON-PARAMETRIC METHODOLOGY TO MEASURE SCALE EFFICIENCIES / Bestuur en skaalopbrengs: Resultate van 'n gevallestudie in die gebruik van parametriese en nie-parametriese metodes vir die meting van skaaldoeltreffendhede

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