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Land reform and agricultural productivity in India: a review of the evidence
Ghatak, Maitreesh; Roy, Sanchari - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2007
In this paper we review as well as contribute to the empirical literature on the impact of landreform on agricultural productivity in India. We find that, overall for all states, land-reform legislation had anegative and significant effect on agricultural productivity. However, this hides...
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GMOs: Prospects for Increased Crop Productivity in Developing Countries
Evenson, Robert E. - 2003
Genetically Modified Crops (GMO foods) have been widely available to farmers since 1996. The Gene Revolution, based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369255
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Enhancing agricultural productivity of CLMV countries : challenges and agenda for reforms
Rillo, Aladdin D.; Agcaoili-Sombilla, Mercedita C. - 2015
Responding positively to economic reforms, the economies of Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Viet Nam (CLMV) have shown tremendous growth since the mid-1980s, including in their respective agriculture sectors. Recent developments, however, have brought into question...
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Hurricane watch : battening down the effects of the storm on local crop production
Spencer, Nekeisha; Polachek, Solomon W. - 2015
This study utilizes a panel fixed effects model to explore the economic impact of hurricanes on local crop production in Jamaica using quarterly 1999-2008 micro level data. We find, in general, that hurricanes will have a negative impact on production but not for crops grown below ground. The...
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The impact of agricultural package programs on farm productivity in Tigray-Ethiopia : panel data estimation
Mebrahtu, Teka Araya; Lee, Sung-kyu - In: Cogent economics & finance 7 (2019) 1, pp. 1-28
smallholder farmers. The paper attempts to explore the status and determinants of agricultural productivity and estimate the … package programs introduced to the farmers on various outcome variables in Tigray region in Ethiopia by using panel data. In … positive and statistically significant for the package participant smallholder farmers. In the end, these outcomes provide …
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Technological clusters in Brazilian agriculture : production and challenges
Vieira Filho, José Eustáquio Ribeiro - 2017
marginalized farmers into the technology revolution. From the standpoint of public policy-making, the internal diversity of farming …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012060354
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GMOs : prospects for increased crop productivity in developing countries
Evenson, Robert E. - 2003
Genetically Modified Crops (GMO foods) have been widely available to farmers since 1996. The Gene Revolution, based on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011613243
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Market constraints, misallocation, and productivity in Viet Nam agriculture
Brandt, Loren; Ayerst, Stephen; Restuccia, Diego - 2018
reallocation of factor inputs to more productive farmers, we find that misallocation across farmers remains high and increased …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913225
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Climate change, risk and grain production in China
Holst, Rainer; Yu, Xiaohua; Grün, Carola - 2011
This paper employs the production function-based method proposed by Just and Pope (1978, 1979) to explicitly analyze production risk in the context of Chinese grain farming and climate change, and test for potential endogeneity of climate factors in Chinese grain production. Our results indicate...
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Disparities in Agricultural Productivity Growth in Andhra Pradesh
Reddy, A Amarender A.; Reddy, G. P. - 2010
The paper examines agricultural productivity growth since formation of united Andhra Pradesh in 1956 at district level by using Malmquist productivity indices. Overall, TFP growth in agriculture and allied activities in Telangana is 1.3 % per annum, 1.1% per annum in Coastal, while in...
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