The literature on the stylised facts of structural change in LDCs has been bedevilled by three problems: (i) drawing time-series inferences from cross-section results; (ii) endogeneity of the variables involved; and (iii) an inability to separate short-run from long-run effects. This paper uses time-series econometric techniques to address each of these problems investigating linkages between a...

DomansKa, K., T. KijeK and a. nowaK, 2014. agricultural total factor productivity change and its determinants in european Union countries. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 20: 1273-1280 The present study concerns the measurement of changes in agricultural total factor productivity in 27 european Union (eU) countries. The analysis included the years 2007--2011. The study was conducted based on malmquist pr...

agriculture is an important engine of growth and poverty reduction in much of africa, nigeria inclusive. but the sector is underperforming in part because women, who are often crucial resource in agriculture and rural economy, face constraints that reduce their productivity. an understanding of these constraints is a prerequisite to devising policies to improve agricultural production and produ...

This study examined the effect of urbanization on agricultural production in Abia State. Specifically, it categorized the land tenancy status of the farmers, analyzed the effect of urbanization on agricultural productivity and identified the constraints to agricultural productivity. Multistage random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Primary data collected using structured ...

This report reviews the concept and measurement of agricultural productivity with special references to USDA multifactor productivity statistics. An American Agricultural Economics Association task force has examined the sources and procedures used in constructing the existing statistics and recommends that USDA: (1) place greater emphasis on improving methodology; (2) move further toward a com...

Agricultural productivity levels depend on the adoption of (improved) agricultural technologies, among other aspects. However, the use of improved technologies in Mozambique is still very limited. Data from the National Agricultural Survey of 2012, known as Inquérito Agrícola Integrado, show that less than 3% of smallholder farmers used inorganic fertilizers, 6% used pesticides, 9% used improve...

 Growth in the productivity of staple nontradable food production is associated with consumption increases or poverty reduction across a number of settings, although the study of these relationships is complicated by the specific market dynamics that determine food prices. The relationship between productivity growth in tradable or export-oriented production and poverty alleviation is less cle...

ABSTRACT-Due to the important role productivity plays in future decision making and programming, the productivity indexes should have accurate quantities. In this study, Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) and Genetic Algorithm (GA) methods are applied to time series of 1978-2008 to accurately measure total factor productivity (TFP) in the agricultural sector of Iran. The comparison of these...

Baldos, Uris Lantz Caldo. Ph.D. Purdue University, December 2014. Essays on Productivity Growth in Agriculture. Major Professor: Dr. Thomas W. Hertel This dissertation aims to explore the current trends in agricultural productivity and analyse its impact on the global farm and food system. Chapter 2 in this dissertation looks at the current trends in agricultural productivity in India – one mos...