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The Agricultural Productivity Gap * [PDF]
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2013 AbstractAccording to national accounts data, value added per worker is much higher in the nonagricultural sector than in agriculture in the typical country, particularly in developing countries. Taken at face value, this “agricultural productivity gap” suggests that labor is greatly misallocated across sectors.
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Production Systems in Agriculture
2021The essay focuses on the institutional and technical elements that made Lombard agriculture a modern sector, capable not only to ensure subsistence to three millions people, but also to supply raw materials to local and foreign industries, and in general to give a remarkable contribute to the regional economy, both private and public.
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Agricultural Productivity Revisited
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1997AbstractThis paper describes production accounts for agriculture. Output is defined as gross production leaving the farm as opposed to real value added. Inputs are not limited to capital and labor but include intermediate inputs as well. We derive index numbers of gross output, capital, labor, and intermediate inputs.
V. Eldon Ball +3 more
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MODELLING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
Acta Horticulturae, 1986In modelling in general and biological modelling in particular two approaches may be distinguished: a descriptive and an explanatory approach. In descriptive models the system and its behaviour are described at the same level at which the observations about it are made.
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Computers in Production Agriculture
Science, 1985Modern production agriculture in the United States is becoming so complex and sophisticated that computers may soon be an essential tool of successful farm operation and management. Farmers are vigorously seeking information on relevant computer technology and using it as rapidly as economics and availability permit. Their demand for this technology is,
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Effects on Agricultural Productivity
1988The dry tropics are characterized by a short and intense rainy season followed by a relatively long dry season. Generally the rainy season lasts from two to four months; the amount of rainfall received ranges between 400 and 1200 mm; the rainy season may have one peak (unimodal) or two peak periods of rainfall (bimodal).
Parry, M.L., Carter, T.R., Konijn, N.T.
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Crop Production for Agricultural Improvement
2012Crop improvement through different means: Challenges and prospect, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Munir Ozturk and Ahmad Aksoy PART I. Breeding for crop improvement Bridging genomic and classical breeding approaches for improving crop productivity, Mehboob-ur-Rahman, Tayyaba Shaheen, Muhammad Ashraf, Yusuf Zafar Breeding for improved ...
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Agricultural Productivity under Socialism
World Development, 1981Abstract This paper comprises an analysis of the causes of the disappointing development of agricultural productivity under state socialism. Stress is laid on the underlying theoretical explanation, the inadequacies of Marxist agrarian theory. These are excessive stress on economies of scale, exaggerated expectations concerning the gains from ...
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The importance of agricultural holdings in the production of agricultural products in the region
Scientific Works of the Free Economic Society of RussiaThe research was conducted in order to determine the structure of agricultural production in the Altai Territory by various types of agricultural holdings (federal, interregional, regional, local), identify problems and prospects for the development of agriculture in the region.
S.P. Vorobyov +3 more
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