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Using a Programming Approach to Measure International Agricultural Efficiency and Productivity

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Multifactor agricultural productivity for seventy countries is calculated using a programming method. Productivity measures are divided into indices that measure technical efficiency and technical change. Agriculture in many developing countries is technically inefficient but technical change has had a greater impact on agricultural productivity. Multifactor productivity is declining in many developing countries where both agricultural output and the use of some agricultural inputs has rapidly grown. The level of education in a country and research services are factors which can explain differences in agricultural productivity growth between countries.

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  • Carlos Arnade, 1998. "Using a Programming Approach to Measure International Agricultural Efficiency and Productivity," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 49(1), pages 67-84, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jageco:v:49:y:1998:i:1:p:67-84
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1998.tb01252.x
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