Fan, S. and Chan-Kang, C. (2003) Is small beautiful? Farm size, productivity and poverty in Asian agriculture. Other. International Association of Agricultural Economists, Durban.
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Abstract
The debate on the relationship between farm size and productivity has gone through a complete circle. In the 1960s, it was perceived that small farms were efficient because they can fully use their resources, particularly family labor, and they can monitor their production activities closely. But in the 1970s and 1980s, as many Asian countries rapidly moved towards industrialization and urbanization, small farms were considered a major obstacle in this process...
| Item Type: | Monograph (Other) |
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| Author Affiliation: | Senior Research Fellow, at the International Food Policy Research Institute. |
| Subjects: | Agricultural Engineering |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Ms K Syamalamba |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2014 06:33 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2014 06:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/13472 |
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