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| Hayami, Yujiro; David, Cristina C.; Flores, Piedad; Kikuchi, Masao. |
| In this paper, we seek a possible route for accelerating the agricultural growth in tropical monsoon Asia in the face of increasing population pressure on limited land resources. According to a postulate of classical economists like Ricardo [18], population pressure on limited land resources will result eventually in agricultural and economic stagnation characterized by high food prices and low real wage rates that are barely sufficient for subsistence. The classical view has been challenged by Boserup [3] and Clark and Haswell [4], who argue that the population pressure will induce changes in both agricultural technology and agrarian structure so as to increase the intensity of land utilization. Hayami and Ruttan have provided another perspective, showing... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Land Economics/Use. |
| Ano: 1976 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/22377 |
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| Kikuchi, Masao; Weligamage, Parakrama; Barker, Randolph; Samad, Madar; Kono, Hiroichi; Somaratne, H.M.. |
| The use of shallow wells, equipped with small pumps, to lift groundwater has spread rapidly in many agricultural regions of tropical monsoonal Asia. In Sri Lanka, the rapid and pervasive invasion of agro-wells and pumps drew the attention of policymakers and researchers, but many questions were left unanswered due to lack of research in the area. This study aims to fill this gap in knowledge, based on observations and data obtained in field surveys conducted in major and minor irrigation schemes in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. This report gives the key findings of this study into the pattern, extent and causes of the spread and use of agro-wells and pumps in traditional villages and irrigated settlement schemes. It investigates farmer investments in... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Wells; Construction technology; Pumps; Arid zones; Investment; Irrigation systems; Irrigation programs; Rice; Estimation; Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Financial Economics; Marketing; Public Economics. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44558 |
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