Search Results - subject:"Agricultural intensification"

Systematized and Path-independent Measurement of Biased Technical Change

Otsuki, Tsunehiro - Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University - 2009

The sample-specificity and path-dependence of the data envelopment analysis (DEA) based technical change index as a component of Malmquist indexes prevent us from obtaining overall and systematic information on technical change. This paper develops a pathindependent method to estimate technical...

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A Malthusian model for all seasons?

Sharp, Paul; Weisdorf, Jacob L. - HAL - 2008

by showing that labour productivity may go up or down with agricultural intensification, depending on whether …

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The changing landscape of agriculture in Ghana : drivers of farm mechanization and its impacts on cropland expansion and intensification

Houssou, Nazaire; Chapoto, Antony - 2014

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Mechanization in Ghana : emerging demand, and the search for alternative supply models

Diao, Xinshen; Cossar, Frances; Houssou, Nazaire; … - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 48 (2014), pp. 168-181

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010485108

Agricultural intensification in Ghana : evaluating the optimist's case for a Green Revolution

Nin, Alejandro; McBride, Linden - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 48 (2014), pp. 153-167

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010485111

Land constraints and agricultural intensification in Ethiopia : a village-level analysis of high-potential

Headey, Derek; Dereje, Mekdim; Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 48 (2014), pp. 129-141

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010485121

How does population density influence agricultural intensification and productivity? : evidence from Malawi

Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob; Jumbe, Charles B. L.; … - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 48 (2014), pp. 114-128

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Effects of rising rural population density on smallholder agriculture in Kenya

Muyanga, Milu; Jayne, Thomas S. - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 48 (2014), pp. 98-113

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High rural population density Africa : what are the growth requirements and who participates?

Mellor, John Williams - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 48 (2014), pp. 66-75

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010485137

Adaptation to land constraints : is Africa different?

Headey, Derek D.; Jayne, Thomas S. - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 48 (2014), pp. 18-33

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010485143