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 …

Innovation and changes in technology have been a driving force for gains in productivity growth in U.S. agriculture … productivity (TFP) for 1948 through 2004. American agriculture relies almost entirely on productivity growth to raise output. By … lowering the cost of agricultural commodities, productivity growth benefits not only farmers but also food manufacturers and …

mainly by increases in total factor productivity (TFP-measured as output per unit of aggregate input). Over the last six … that longrun U.S. agricultural productivity has slowed over time. Model-based projections show that in the future, slow …

agricultural productivity. Exploiting exogenous geographic variations in the stability of malaria and using historical … to approximately one fifth of the farmer agricultural productivity growth in the US. Using historical spatial data on … eradication of malaria in the US on farmer agricultural productivity. …