Improving aquaculture productivity, efficiency and profitability in Bangladesh: Does land ownership matter?

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Improving aquaculture productivity, efficiency and profitability in Bangladesh : Does land ownership matter? / Mitra, Sandip; Khan, Md Akhtaruzzaman; Nielsen, Rasmus; Rahman, Md Takibur.

In: Aquaculture Economics & Management, Vol. 26, No. 2, 2022, p. 215-231.

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Mitra, S, Khan, MA, Nielsen, R & Rahman, MT 2022, 'Improving aquaculture productivity, efficiency and profitability in Bangladesh: Does land ownership matter?', Aquaculture Economics & Management, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2021.1983069

APA

Mitra, S., Khan, M. A., Nielsen, R., & Rahman, M. T. (2022). Improving aquaculture productivity, efficiency and profitability in Bangladesh: Does land ownership matter? Aquaculture Economics & Management, 26(2), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2021.1983069

Vancouver

Mitra S, Khan MA, Nielsen R, Rahman MT. Improving aquaculture productivity, efficiency and profitability in Bangladesh: Does land ownership matter? Aquaculture Economics & Management. 2022;26(2):215-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2021.1983069

Author

Mitra, Sandip ; Khan, Md Akhtaruzzaman ; Nielsen, Rasmus ; Rahman, Md Takibur. / Improving aquaculture productivity, efficiency and profitability in Bangladesh : Does land ownership matter?. In: Aquaculture Economics & Management. 2022 ; Vol. 26, No. 2. pp. 215-231.

Bibtex

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