Size, Structure, And The Changing Face Of American Agriculture
Size, Structure, And The Changing Face Of American Agriculture

Author: Arne Hallam

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2019-09-05

Total Pages: 643

ISBN-13: 100031152X

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Presents the latest findings on past changes in structure, the factors that lead to structural change, its effect on societal welfare and what will happen to the structure of agriculture in the years ahead. The book provides insights on issues such as the family farm, the industrialization of agriculture and the impact of agricultural technology on the environment.

Productivity Growth in Agriculture
Productivity Growth in Agriculture

Author: Keith Owen Fuglie

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 1845939212

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This volume is written primarily for agricultural economists doing research on productivity. It includes discussions of the theoretical underpinnings of productivity measurement as well as the many practical considerations that go into translating this theory into actual measures of aggregated outputs and inputs. The unifying concept of agricultural productivity used across the chapters of this volume is aggregate total factor productivity (TFP) of the sector. The volume also contains detailed analysis of the underlying causes of agricultural productivity growth. Part I (chapters 2-6) examines agricultural productivity in high-income and transition countries. Part II (chapters 7-11) examines agricultural productivity growth and its driving forces in five important agricultural producers in Asia and Latin America. Part III (chapters 12-14) focuses on measuring and identifying constraints to agricultural productivity growth in sub-Saharan Africa. Part IV (chapters 15-16) gives a global perspective on agricultural productivity.

The U.S. Farm Sector in the Mid-1980's
The U.S. Farm Sector in the Mid-1980's

Author: Donn Alvin Reimund

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13:

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Extract: The number of U.S. farms with sales above a quarter million dollars increased by nearly 1 1/2 times over the last decade, but about half the gain was due to inflation. This report presents the dimensions of change in the farm sector for a number of variables (income wealth, ownership, organization, and concentration of production) adjusted for inflation to document the actual change between 1974 and 1982. It also presents economic profiles of typical farms by region for major commodities.