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Farm productivity and efficiency in the CEE applicant countries: a synthesis of results
Gorton, Matthew; Davidova, Sophia - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 30 (2004) 1
This article draws together results from farm efficiency studies in six Central and East European countries that are part of the EU enlargement process. The main questions addressed concern whether there is a clear superiority of one organisational type, namely, family farms, over corporate...
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An analysis of industrial-agricultural interactions: a case study in Pakistan
Henneberry, Shida Rastegari; Khan, Muhhamad Ehsan; … - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 22 (2000) 1
This paper empirically analyzes the relationship between Pakistan's industrial and agricultural sectors. Pakistan was chosen because of its status of a semi-industrialized country with heavy dependence on the agricultural sector. The relationship between cotton production and industrial growth...
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Technical efficiency in developing country agriculture: a meta-analysis
Thiam, Abdourahmane; Bravo-Ureta, Boris E.; Rivas, … - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 25 (2001) 2-3
A meta-analysis is perfonned to review empirical estimates of technical efficiency (TE) in developing country agriculture. The objective of the study is to contribute to a better understanding of the factors that influence estimates of mean TE. A data set of 51 observations of TE from 32 studies...
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Productivity growth in Indian agriculture: is there evidence of convergence across states?
Mukherjee, Anit N.; Kuroda, Yoshimi - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 29 (2003) 1
This paper explores the question of convergence in total factor productivity (TFP) in agriculture across fourteen major … convergence to a single TFP level (a -convergence). After grouping the various states on the basis of their productivity … generally show more volatility. Testing for long-run convergence in levels of agricultural productivity, we find evidence of …
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Publicly-funded UK agricultural R&D and 'social' total factor productivity
Barnes, Andrew P. - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 27 (2002) 1
tends to measure the effect of research expenditure against growth in total factor productivity (TFP), based on market … productivity growth, TFP indices become a misleading measure of growth. This paper integrates some non-market components into the … effect of agricultural R&D expenditures. Furthermore, with changes in policy towards more socially acceptable but non-productivity …
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The impact of agricultural and household technologies on women: a conceptual and quantitative analysis in Burkina Faso
Lawrence, Pareena G.; Sanders, John H.; Ramaswamy, Sunder - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 20 (1999) 3
Agricultural technologies (new cultivars, inorganic fertilizers, soil- and water-conservation techniques) in Sub-Saharan Africa have been primarily introduced to male farmers by male-dominated extension services on the family plots. These yieldincreasing, input-intensive technologies increase...
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Managerial ability - a review of its basis and potential improvement using psychological concepts
Nuthall, P.L. - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 24 (2001) 3
Achieving an appropriate resource allocation structure usually revolves around the farm manager. His or her ability is crucial to success. Yet, most farmers learn by experience and/or through various courses that concentrate on technical, production economic and related aspects. Putting more...
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Market access by smallholder farmers in Malawi: implications for technology adoption, agricultural productivity and crop income
Zeller, Manfred; Diagne, Aliou; Mataya, Charles - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 19 (1998) 1-2
-needed increases in household income for improving food security must come from gains in agricultural productivity through better …
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Technical efficiency in paddy farms of Tamil Nadu: an analysis based on farm size and ecological zone
Tadesse, Bedassa; Krishnamoorthy, S. - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 16 (1997) 3
Despite the wider application of efficiency analysis in Indian agriculture, little has been done on the investigation of intra and interecological variations, size differences and their interactions. However, ecological issues have paramount implications for the low-input sustainable...
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Farmers' perceptions and adoption of new agricultural technology: evidence from analysis in Burkina Paso and Guinea, West Mrica
Adesina, Akinwumi A.; Baidu-Forson, Jojo - In: Agricultural Economics of Agricultural Economists 13 (1995) 1
Economists investigating consumer demand have accumulated considerable evidence showing that consumers generally have subjective preferences for characteristics of products and that their demand for products is significantly affected by their perceptions of the product's attributes. However, the...
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