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Egypt's Multiproduct Agricultural Technology and Agricultural Policy.

Based on the hypothesis that Egyptian farmers maximise economic profits, the multiproduct translog profit function is used to estimate input demand and output supply functions for corn, rice, and cotton crops grown in Egypt's Nile delta. Elasticity estimates indicate a generally high degree of price...

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Published in:Journal of Development Studies Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 709 - 724
Main Authors: Antle, John M., Aitah, Ali S.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul86
Subjects:
Agricultural policy
Agricultural productivity
Elasticity (Economics)
Egypt
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