A revisit of farm size and productivity: Empirical evidence from a wide range of farm sizes in Nigeria

•Inverse farm size-productivity relationship (IR) has been documented in Africa, but mostly among smallholders.•We examine this IR over a wider range of farm sizes and among medium-scale farms (MSF) up to 40 ha in Nigeria.•We find a U-shaped relationship with IR existing up to 22 ha (turning point)...

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Veröffentlicht in:	World development 2021-10, Vol.146, p.105592-105592, Article 105592
Hauptverfasser:	Omotilewa, Oluwatoba J., Jayne, T.S., Muyanga, Milu, Aromolaran, Adebayo B., Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O., Awokuse, Titus
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ability Agricultural production Agricultural productivity Agriculture Analysis Business & Economics Commercialization Development economics Development Studies Economics Employment Farm size Farmers Farming Farms Food security Food supply Heterogeneity Households Inverse relationship Large & medium-scale farms Nigeria Operators Productivity Small farms Small-scale farming Social Sciences Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
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