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Regional -Analyses Of South African Agricultural Resource Use And Productivity

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  • van Schalkwyk, H. D.
  • Groenewald, J. A.

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Cobb Douglas type production functions were fitted in order to evaluate agricultural productivity. The country was divided into five fairly homogeneous regions for this purpose. Agricultural productivity tended to improve between 1976 and 1988, but serious malallocations persist. Overmechanization has occurred in all but one region. Labour is underutilized and underpaid. The Karoo is overstocked with livestock.

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  • van Schalkwyk, H. D. & Groenewald, J. A., 1992. "Regional -Analyses Of South African Agricultural Resource Use And Productivity," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 31(3), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:agreko:267526
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.267526
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    1. Zvi Griliches, 1957. "Specification Bias in Estimates of Production Functions," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 39(1), pages 8-20.
    2. Viljoen, P. & Groenewald, J. A., 1977. "An Approach To Farming Efficiency Analysis As Applied In Ruens," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 16(4), October.
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    1. Groenewald, J. A., 1996. "Transformation: The Challenge To Commercial Agriculture," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 35(4), December.
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    3. Townsend, R. & Thirtle, C., 1996. "Policy Induced Innovation In South African Agriculture," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 35(4), December.

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