In addition to these traditional factors, we also include other. Agricultural and food policy productivity analysis. Larson and rita butzer march 2002 yair mundlak is professor emeritus of economics at the university of chicago and the hebrew university of jerusalem. Determinants of productivity of the farm households 67 4. The study used partial factor productivity given by physical output over factor inputs. They have documented, virtually without exception, enormous and. Pdf determinants of agriculture productivity growth in pakistan. An econometric analysis the main aim of this paper is to examine both short run and long run effects of various factors on. It brings together analyses of a unique mix of data sources and evaluations. Determinants of agricultural productivity in malawi. Oct 21, 2015 this paper aims at investigating the determinants of agricultural productivity and rural household income in ethiopia. It explored inflation, real exchange rate, labour force, government expenditure and climaterainfall as the factors determining agricultural productivity. The poor performance of the agricultural sector, and particularly its declining productivity has been identified as an important determinant of poverty in kenya.
Determinants of agricultural productivity in malawi, research theses 302084, collaborative masters program in agricultural and applied. Economic and sociocultural determinants of agricultural. Determinants of access to credit among rural farmers in oyo. Determinants of agricultural productivity in malawi, research theses 302084, collaborative masters program in agricultural and applied economics. Firstly, although agricultural productivity has been extensively studied at international e.
Productivity, the efficiency with which this conversion occurs, has been a topic of particular interest. In this paper we aim to fill four main gaps in the research of agricultural productivity in the european union eu. This paper aims at investigating the determinants of agricultural productivity and rural household income in ethiopia. Determinants of regional productivity in agriculture the differences in the productivity of the regional agri cultural sector can be attributed to a vast number of factors, which can be classified into two basic categories. There are considerable variations in the productivity of plots growing teff across ethiopia. In this analysis of capitals role in agricultural production, a new construction of data on capital allowed mundlak, larson, and butzer to advance the crosscountry. A study on progress, performance, and determinants amarnath tripathi agriculture economic research unit institute of economic growth a. The existing knowledge on socioeconomic and biophysical determinants to agricultural productivity is still limited. These confirm that indian economy was a backward and agricultural based economy at the time of independence. The results show that the variation of productivity is the most sensitive to physical infrastructure, followed by. Hence, this papers purpose is to econometrically estimate the determinants to agricultural productivity based on a set of explanatory variables. In this analysis of capitals role in agricultural production, a new construction of data on capital allowed the authors to advance the crosscountry study of production functions. Government is one major factor that produces vulnerability to foodinsecurity or.
Land and water related factors such as farmwater course location, quality of land, sources of water, quality and quantity of water and timing of water application, etc. According to hussain and perera, 2004 these factors include. To analyse the determinants of total factor productivity, the data on government expenditure on research and education, extension and farmers training, rural literacy, canal irrigation. Consequently, the examination of the determinants of agricultural insurance demand will allow evaluating the effect of such determinants on agricultural productivity, management of yield risks, agricultural investment opportunity and stability of the agricultural insurance market. Determinants of agricultural productivity in malawi agecon. Productivity is the synthetic expression of the efficiency with which production factors are being used and mattes the competitiveness of economic systems. Prasad department of economics banaras hindu university journal of emerging knowledge on emerging markets volume 1 issue 1 november 2009 introduction. This study sought to identify the determinants of agricultural productivity in kenya.
The model we estimate is a cobbdouglas production function, which specifies agricultural productivity to be determined by labour supply, material inputs, inter. The study was funded by the banks research support budget under the research project determinants of agricultural growth rpo 67903. It explored inflation, real exchange rate, labour force, government expenditure and climaterainfall as the. This study aims to analyze agricultural productivity growth among romanian regions. Determinants of agricultural growth in indonesia, the philippines, and thailand yair mundlak, donald f. Trends, patterns, and determinants presents updated and new analyses of land, labor, and total productivity trends in african agriculture. Sources and determinants of agricultural growth and productivity in. It explored inflation, real exchange rate, labour force, government expenditure. The impact of agricultural productivity on welfare growth of. Some determinants to agricultural productivity semantic scholar. Raising agricultural productivity and accelerating agricultural growth are commonly promoted as core development strategies throughout africa, since the majority of the continents poor and malnourished population depends largely on farming. September 1997 capital is important to agricultural production, so policies that improve access to agricultural capital will facilitate growth, if the capital is used.
Critical factors hampering agricultural productivity in. Agricultural development in india since independence. Some determinants to agricultural productivity an application to the kenyan highlands 1. Labor productivity has been rising much faster than land productivity and average farm size has increasedagricultural labour has been falling more rapidly than. Determinants of agricultural growth in indonesia, the. Labor productivity of the agricultural sector in greece. Determinants of agricultural productivity in malawi phiri, shakira. Total factor productivity growth and its determinants in. This study attempts to modestly undertake an empirical analysis to understand the issues of agricultural labour productivity measured in different dimensions and their determinants and, accordingly, their implications for agricultural growth.
American journal of research communication, 20, 17. Determinants of the productivity of teff in ethiopia. Pdf a study on trend and determinants of agricultural. Productivity is a fundamental source of a larger income stream bharati and fulginiti 2008, while agricultural productivity determines the ability of physical elements and human capital to help. Alvarez and arias, 2004, bojnec and latruffe, 20, helfand and. This paper examines the influences of policies and other factors on agricultural productivity growth among 32 ssa between 1977 and 2005. Agricultural productivity in subsaharan africa ssa remains low and is falling behind the rest of the world, but evidence indicates that it has improved in recent decades, at least in some countries. It argues that agricultural productivity growth is. While measuring the presence and severity of farmers poor health conditions in economic terms, the study determined the.
Pooled ordinary least square p ols, fixed effects f e and random effects. Revisiting the determinants of productivity growth the existing empirical and theoretical literature highlights several potential determinants of productivity growth among which inflation, trade openness, the level of education, and several institutional factors. The impact of agricultural productivity on welfare growth. Fertilizer is one of the most important technologies in increasing food production in the world.
Chapter 73 agricultural productivity and economic growth. Factors affecting agricultural production in tigray region, northern ethiopia by bihon kassa abrha submitted in accordance with the requirement for the degree of doctor of literature and philosophy in the subject development studies at the university of south africa supervisor. Probit estimates for determinants of modern agricultural inputs. Among these, some of the most critical ones are the following. In the existing literature, depending on the context and type of agricultural technologies considered, the determinants of the adoption of. The major drivers for productivity differences appear to be the levels of input use, the management practices employed, the age of the operator, the ease of access to markets, and the level of engagement in extension efforts. Home ifpri publications agricultural productivity in africa. Critical factors hampering agricultural productivity in ethiopia. Klenow 2009, for example, find even larger productivity differences in china and india, with average 9010 tfp ratios over 5. Trends, patterns, and determinants reference url share.
Larson is an economist in the commodity policy and analysis unit at the world. Determinants of agricultural productivity in india. Hence the empirical, scientific, inductive, factorfinding investigational study on. Revisiting international experiences claudio bravoortega daniel lederman abstract this paper makes three contributions to the literature on agricultural. Larson, and rita butzer yair mundlak is a professor in the economics department, university of chicago. Introduction the objective of this study is to estimate links between socioeconomic and biophysical factors, and agricultural productivity among smallholders in the kenyan central highlands. Pooled ordinary least square pols, fixed effects fe and random effects re model were used to examine the relationship between productivity and.
The determinants of agricultural productivity and rural. We quantify the relationship between the productivity growth and an overall determinant index. Dozens of political situations have a direct devastating impact on agricultural productivity on each period of the country. Giannakis and bruggeman, 2015, hayami and ruttan, 1970, headey et al. As a result, the correlations between agricultural productivity growth and economic growth are empirically well demonstrated, but the causal relationships are less clear. The study employed an interdisciplinary approach to explicate the association between health and agriculture in rural nigeria. Introduction in agricultural productivity in africa. Labour productivity is measured as the ratio of total agricultural output to total labour input which can be located in the broader framework of growth.
There are number of studies on the agricultural sector in chittoor district. Dec 20, 2016 there are considerable variations in the productivity of plots growing teff across ethiopia. Determinants of the agricultural productivity growth among romanian regions camelia burja1 abstract. Credit has done a thousand times more than enrich mankind than the gold mines in the world. Agricultural productivity change is explained by many factors. Innovation, education, efficiency, infrastructure, and institutions young eun kim norman v. Revisiting the determinants of productivity growth. Agricultural labour productivity and its determinants in.
Agriculture is a fundamental instrument for sustainable development, poverty alleviation and enhanced food security in developing countries. In the existing literature, depending on the context and type of agricultural technologies considered, the determinants of the adoption of agricultural technologies are numerous and varied. This papera product of the development research groupis part of a larger effort in the group to examine the determinants of growth in agriculture. Agricultural productivity in eac region 19652010 trends. Larson is an economist in the commodity policy and analysis unit at the world bank. Pdf fast growing agriculture total factor productivity is necessary for ensuring food security. The determinants of agricultural productivity and rural household income in ethiopia tessema urgessa1 abstract this paper aims at investigating the determinants of agricultural productivity and rural household income in ethiopia. Determinants of fertilizer use among smallholder food crop farmers in ondo state, nigeria. Agricultural productivity in eac region 19652010 trends and determinants joseph karugia, stella massawe, paul guthiga and eric macharia october, 20 paper presented at the international symposium and exhibition on the agricultural development in the eac partner states at the 50 years of independence 4th to 8th november, 20 kampala, uganda. The particulars of these studies have varied depending on the researchers specific interests, but there is a common thread.
But the research on trends and determinants of agricultural productivity is scanty. Home ifpri publications introduction in agricultural productivity in africa. We hypothesize that quality of soil conservation, agricultural inputs. September 1997 capital is important to agricultural production, so policies that improve access to agricultural capital will facilitate growth, if the capital is used efficiently. However, merely recognition of credit as a condition for agricultural growth is not sufficient to guarantee increase agricultural productivity. Request pdf determinants of agricultural productivity in india. Chapter 2 intertemporal trends in agricultural productivity 25 samuel benin and alejandro ninpratt chapter 3 spatial patterns of agricultural productivity 105 stanley wood, zhe guo, and ulrike woodsichra chapter 4 typology of agricultural productivity zones 3 bingxin yu and zhe guo chapter 5 agricultural intensification and fertilizer use 199. The first category encompasses those which are linked to the structure of agricultural enterprises, and can include. In this paper, we investigate the impact of agricultural productivity on household welfare growth taking explicitly into account the potential endogeneity of. The findings lead to a number of policy implications. Determinants of access to credit among rural farmers in. In this paper, we investigate the impact of agricultural productivity on household welfare growth taking explicitly into account the potential endogeneity of agricultural productivity using exogenous climate and biophysical variables as instrument variables. Pooled ordinary least square pols, fixed effects fe and random effects re model were used to examine the relationship between productivity and income.
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