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Structural and technical development in agriculture: An international overview

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This study investigates the socio-historical relationships existing between the development of the agricultural structure and the process of technical development. Adopting a political economy posture, it is argued that the development of technical procedures in agriculture has been aimed historically at the maximization of production and productivity. This phenomenon has been generated by the social hegemony of groups interested in the enhancement of accumulation of capital and has been translated into an emphasis on large productive units, which discriminates against small and medium farms. This pattern of development has been legitimized through a social consensus which involves an emphasis on small family producers. This contradiction is embodied in the generation of a dualistic agricultural structure characterized by the prosperity of large farms, the persistence of small farms and the crisis of medium farms and in patterns of overproduction and unavailability of food for the poor segments of society. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1988

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  • Alessandro Bonanno, 1988. "Structural and technical development in agriculture: An international overview," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 5(1), pages 92-100, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:agrhuv:v:5:y:1988:i:1:p:92-100
    DOI: 10.1007/BF02217180
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