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The total factor productivity index for u.s. wheat was 1.5% per year between 1974 and 1983. The conservation tillage … productivity index for u.s. wheat was about 1.1% per year during this time period, or about 75% of the T.F.P. North Dakota and …
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This paper examines the impact that publicly funded agricultural research has on productivity in crop production within … production is a significant determinant of total factor productivity (TFP) in the crop sector and, second, that its social rate …
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With declining Irish potato production trends in Kenya this paper identifies and analyses factors that influence the economic efficiency of smallholder Irish potato producers in Kenya by drawing on data from random sample of 130 smallholder farmers from Nyandarua North district. A dual...
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.S. agricultural productivity growth. Local and social internal rates of return are estimated accounting for the effects of R&D spill …
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This paper analyzes incentive and capacity factors that explain variations in research productivity among 344 … factors in explaining productivity. Reported job satisfaction and reported staff’s happiness or satisfaction on organizational …
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The objective of this paper is to review likely trends in key drivers of productivity with a view to suggesting the … rate of productivity growth that is likely to be required to maintain the competitiveness of Australian agriculture both … for achieving this level of productivity performance over the period to 2030.Growth in agricultural productivity has …
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Over the last several decades, the U.S. agricultural sector has sustained impressive productivity growth. The Nation …
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In this paper we revisit the issue on the impact of public R&D expenditure on US agricultural productivity growth. We … productivity from all series of R&D spillins are positive even though the social rate of return may differ. …
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