The financial surplus of agriculture has been central to theories of the role of agriculture in economic development … financial surplus of agriculture and decompose the mechanisms of surplus extraction. History and theory have, however, stressed …. We extend the MT approach by defining and measuring the real surplus of agriculture and decomposing the mechanisms of …

Public investment in infrastructure or education can increase agricultural productivity, leading to higher rural wages … studies both the traditional and modern agricultural sector, finds that investment increases productivity in the sector where …

reduction and food security. Women play a vital role in agriculture, yet there is little research focusing on the impact of … rising investment in the agricultural sector on the role of women in this sector and on gender equality. Many investors tend … alternative employment opportunities exist. In this article, we present the role of women in agriculture and we explore the impact …

saving and investment, irrationality of peasant behaviour, technological aspects of externalities and demographic parameters …. Further, it develops a model that is then used to analyse the specific problem of capital accumulation in agriculture …