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Farm Productivity and Efficiency in Rural Bangladesh: The Role of Education Revisited
Asadullah, M. Niaz; Rahman, Sanzidur - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006
This paper reassesses the debate over the role of education in farm pro duction in Bangladesh using a large dataset on … externality benefit of schooling. We discuss the implication of these findings for rural education programs in Bangladesh. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005060683
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Farm productivity and efficiency in rural Bangladesh: The role of education revisited
Asadullah, Mohammad Niaz; Rahman, Sanzidur - 2005
This paper reassesses the debate over the role of education in farm production in Bangladesh using a large dataset on … findings for rural education programs in Bangladesh. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441511
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Farm productivity and efficiency in rural Bangladesh:The role of education revisited
Asadullah, M Niaz; Rahman, Sanzidur - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2005
This paper reassesses the debate over the role of education in farm production in Bangladesh using a large dataset on … findings for rural education programs in Bangladesh. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009642478
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The constraints on employment expansion in crop production in Bangladesh
Jabbar, M A - Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, … - 1981
Discusses the constraints for employment expansion along with diffusion of improved technology, measures employment elasticity of output growth, and suggest solutions.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010936890
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Oil and Agriculture in the Post-Separation Sudan
Siddig, Khalid H.A. - Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Khartoum - 2012
-oil exports of the agricultural sector as an alternative to oil and recommends enhancing the efficiency in agriculture and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010909408
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Explaining differences in farms efficiencies in Polish agriculture
Hockmann, Heinrich; Pieniadz, Agata - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
This paper deals with the estimation of a random coefficient model. The virtue of this approach is that it considers firm heterogeneity, which conventional SFA models do not. When the model is applied to Polish farms, the results indicate that the conventional random and fixed effect models...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010913466
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An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System
Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2008
This 2008 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a … multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of … to inform public discussions on challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005805103
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SEASONAL LABOR CONSTRAINTS AND INTRA-HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS IN THE FEMALE FIELDS OF SOUTHERN CAMEROON
Elad, Renata L.; Houston, Jack E. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1999
Women's agricultural production is modeled as a sequential switching regression process determined by men's clearing labor capacity and women's harvest labor capacity. Results show that output was more often constrained by husband's clearing labor. However, men's economic contribution to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005494091
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An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food System 2011
Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2011
This 2011 report provides an economic overview of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. It is meant to be a … multi-purpose reference document to provide: an introduction to the agriculture and agri-food system; a snapshot of … to inform public discussions on challenges and opportunities facing the Canadian agriculture and agri-food system. Charts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009004302
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Gender Differences in Agricultural Productivity: The Role of Market Imperfections
Palacios-López, Amparo; López, Ramon E. - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, … - 2014
This paper shows the implications of credit and labor market imperfections on gender differences in agricultural labor productivity, especially highlighting how both imperfections negatively affect female productivity by discouraging off-farm income generating activities and restricting access...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011069696