Is There a Farm-Size Productivity Relationship in African Agriculture? Evidence from Rwanda

Is There a Farm-Size Productivity Relationship in African Agriculture? Evidence from Rwanda

Whether the negative relationship between farm size and productivity that is confirmed in a large global literature holds in Africa is of considerable policy relevance. This paper revisits this issue and examines potential causes of the inverse pro...

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Main Authors: Ali, Daniel Ayalew, Deininger, Klaus
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ADVERSE EFFECTS
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PLOTS
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURE
CHEMICAL FERTILIZER
CLASSIFICATION
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
COMPETITIVE LABOR MARKETS
CONSERVATION
CONSOLIDATION
CROP
CROP CHOICE
CROP MIX
CROP OUTPUT
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP TYPE
CROPS
DATA COLLECTION
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
ECONOMETRIC EVIDENCE
ECONOMICS
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EROSION
EXTENSION
FACTOR MARKETS
FAMILY LABOR
FARM
FARM EMPLOYMENT
FARM FAMILY
FARM HOUSEHOLD
FARM MANAGEMENT
FARM SIZE
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMS
FERTILIZER
FERTILIZER USE
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FIXED COSTS
FLOODING
GENDER
GROSS PROFIT
GROSS REVENUE
INCOME
INNOVATIONS
INSURANCE
INTEGRATION
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOUR
LABOUR SUPPLY
LAND REFORM
LAND RESOURCES
LAND USE
LAND VALUE
LAND YIELDS
MARKET WAGE
MARKET WAGES
NATURAL RESOURCES
NET PROFIT
OUTPUTS
PERFECT MARKETS
PESTICIDE USE
PESTS
PH
PLANTATION
PLOTS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRODUCTION PROCESS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC SERVICES
R&D
RANGES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RICE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL LABOR
SAND
SKILLED LABOR
SOIL CONSERVATION
SOILS
TOPOGRAPHY
TRANSACTION COSTS
WAGE RATES
WAGES
WETLAND
WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/18910978/farm-size-productivity-relationship-african-griculture-evidence-rwanda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17304

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/02/18910978/farm-size-productivity-relationship-african-griculture-evidence-rwanda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17304

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