The achievements in agricultural innovation over the past century have been impressive, supporting large increases in … operate as well as concentration in the agricultural biotechnology industry also emerged due to intellectual property rights …. For new technologies, the case of agriculture demonstrates that government has an important role in antitrust, the …

U.S. agriculture was transformed during the 20th century by waves of innovation with mechanical, biological, chemical … innovation will be required to preserve past productivity gains in the face of climate change, coevolving pests and diseases, and … changing technological regulations—let alone increase productivity. Great potential exists for innovation in crop and livestock …

. Farmers responded to the shrinking transportation wedge and rising revenue productivity by rapidly expanding the area under …

Recent research has pointed to large gaps in labor productivity between the agricultural and nonagricultural sectors in …). Accounting for individual fixed effects leads to much smaller estimated productivity gains from moving into the nonagricultural … fixed effects are included. Estimated productivity gaps do not emerge up to five years after a move between sectors. We …

aggregate manufacturing productivity on the order of 25% in India and Mexico relative to the U.S …

increased fertilizer use has driven much of the productivity growth rather than the adoption of improvements in seeds and … revolution and point to the importance of taking into account farmer heterogeneity in estimating productivity and returns to …

Agricultural productivity growth in sub-Saharan Africa has been a qualified success. Total factor productivity growth … and the rise in agricultural productivity. The case study of Ghana clearly reflects these broader findings …