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Agricultural reform in a rural economy, comprising two separable landholding classes is analyzed in an over-lapping generations framework. "The poor" work the land and have children to provide for family labor and old age support. "Landlords" only use hired labor and maximize profits. It is...
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The inverse productivity-size relationship is one of the oldest puzzles in development economics. Two conventional … of the inverse productivity-size relationship is explained by market imperfections and none of it seems attributable to …
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The objective of this paper was to examine the relationship between farm size and agricultural productivity using data … probably the post market liberalization period (1990s) became characterized by an inverse farm size productivity relationship … the land poor households would possibly raise total output thorough productivity gains. …
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This study examines the relationship between farm size and productivity in U.S. agriculture during 1982-92. A … nonparametric regression method is applied to detect ex-post geographical patterns in changes in farm size and productivity. The … estimations show that (i) in 1982 productivity per acre was high in the East, West, and South, modest in the middle part of the U …
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farm size and per hectare agricultural productivity in India. It was subsequently argued that the higher productivity of …, National Sample Survey data show that small holdings in Indian agriculture still exhibit a higher productivity than large … holdings. This article contributes to the limited literature on farm size and productivity in small land holder's agriculture …
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farm size and per hectare agricultural productivity in India. It was subsequently argued that the higher productivity of …, National Sample Survey data show that small holdings in Indian agriculture still exhibit a higher productivity than large … holdings. This article contributes to the limited literature on farm size and productivity in small land holder's agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114159
Stochastic frontier production function analysis was performed to examine relative crop and milk production efficiency among peasants in Ada and Selale districts of the Central highlands of Ethiopia. The results indicate that Ada farmers exhibit relatively higher efficiency scores in cereal...
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Land related investment decisions are shaped by both the formal and informal institutions governing land tenure and acquisition. In the case of agricultural Kikuyu households in Kenya, we show that the inheritance practice of uncertain allocation in conjunction with the principle of equal...
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included biological and engineering measures, was enhanced productivity in maize production and soil conservation on the Kelang … uplands. Although these measures did enhance productivity and reduced soil erosion, there is strong evidence that the farmers …
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Under the assumption that the landlord is risk-neutral and the tenant is risk-averse, sharecropping is second-best in that it trades off risk sharing and incentives. Many, however, have reported instances of reverse share tenancy, or sharecropping in which the landlord is considerably poorer...
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