This paper deals with issues over the social transformation in agricultural land tenure. Trends in changes of structure in the rural population, the index of land area per inhabitant have been investigated. Changes in agricultural system, in particular, the balance of the natural...

The present paper intends to estimate what the impact of current farmer pensioners (former agricultural co-operative members) getting out of the farming activity would be. An evaluation of the costs of this measure from the state budget perspective, as well as its effects upon the agrarian...

An agribusiness firm’s choice to expand activities through contract farming rather than plantations, buying directly from open markets or other means reflects differences in transaction costs found in different types of procurement systems. Smallholders may enter contracts to reduce...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the effects of petroleum exports and agrarian reform on rural area labour markets in the 1970s in Ecuador - discusses agrarian structure, land tenure, absorption of family labour in family farms and agricultural employment across farm size categories, rural...

In this paper we discuss forestry issues related to land reform in Bolivia. We find that although the current land reform satisfies most of the conditions that are necessary for adequately addressing development issues in the agrarian sector, it does not deal with many of the challenges related...

The Philippines has long been known for its high inequality in distribution of wealth and income; unlike many of its Asian neighbors characterized by relatively less inequality by international standards, the Philippine economy has often been compared to Latin American countries which are...