Agricultural Productivity in Zimbabwe, 1970-90

Agricultural Productivity in Zimbabwe, 1970-90

Agricultural productivity in Zimbabwe is studied for 1970-90. Indices of total factor productivity (TFP) are constructed for both the commercial and communal sectors showing that TFP growth since independence has been impressive. Agricultural research appears to explain most of the growth of product...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Economic journal (London) 1993-03, Vol.103 (417), p.474-480
Hauptverfasser: Thirtle, Colin, Atkins, Jon, Bottomley, Paul, Gonese, Nancy, Govereh, Jones, Khatri, Yougesh
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural land
Agricultural production
Collective farms
Corn
Crop economics
Crop production
Crops
Economic growth rate
Economic models
Farm economics
Food crops
Productivity
Sustainable agriculture
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Zusammenfassung:Agricultural productivity in Zimbabwe is studied for 1970-90. Indices of total factor productivity (TFP) are constructed for both the commercial and communal sectors showing that TFP growth since independence has been impressive. Agricultural research appears to explain most of the growth of productivity in the commercial sector.
ISSN:0013-0133
1468-0297
DOI:10.2307/2234787