the contribution of inputs, and total factor productivity (TFP) to growth in output per worker. A growth accounting … performance of agriculture was the result of fast growth in the use of fertilizer, increases in land productivity, and growth in … the use of capital that expanded cultivated area per worker. Higher productivity of the animal stock, fast growth in the …

importance of total factor productivity and the accumulation of factors of production in the economic development performance of … advanced countries and peer countries in other regions. The paper finds that total factor productivity is the predominant … factor: low productivity and slow productivity growth, as opposed to impediments to factor accumulation, are the key to …

output and productivity between 2002 and 2006 as the result of rapid growth in beef and milk production and a reduction of … than doubled between 2005 and 2016, driven by productivity growth which increased by 70 percent during this period. The … factors behind increased productivity. Despite these positive developments, livestock sectors in Uruguay and Paraguay still …

This paper analyzes total factor productivity growth in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1961 and … results show that among developing regions, Latin America and the Caribbean shows the highest agricultural productivity growth … policies and external shocks on agricultural productivity; policies that do not discriminate against agricultural sectors and …