|
|
|
|
|
| Okoye, Chukwuemeka U.. |
| In Nigeria 90% of the agricultural primary produce is in the hands of small holders cultivating between 0.8-4 hectares. Farm size expansion is limited by population pressure, land fragmentation, poor market opportunities and lack of finance. This article presents estimates of soil erosion control(SEC) and soil erosion damage costs (SEDC) in small farmers' fields in Nigeria and examines the contents and direction of the country’s agriculture and environment policies vis-à-vis the SEC among small farmers. It was found that 24% of the farmers’ spending on tillage/cultural practices was directed at the institution of SEC measures, and that SEC-related defensive expenditures was 3.7 times more than the estimated SEDCs. The capacity of small farmers to respond... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Soil erosion; Damage costs; Farm growth; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/53079 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
| Hadrich, Joleen C.. |
| Human capital has been identified as significant determinant of farm size growth. However, there are numerous measures for human capital. Traditional measures include age, experience, and education of the principal operator and a management measure. This study identifies three types of management capabilities: production, financial, and human resource, as human capital measures. Farm size growth is estimated over a 15 year time period, 1994-2009. Results indicate that age of principal operator, financial management, and human resource management are significant determinants of farm size growth. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Human capital; Farm life cycle; Farm growth; Agricultural Finance; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103481 |
| |
|
|
| Bakucs, Lajos Zoltan; Bojnec, Stefan; Ferto, Imre; Latruffe, Laure. |
| The article investigates the validity of Gibrat’s Law for French, Hungarian and Slovenian farms with FADN data and Heckman selection models, quantiles regressions and panel unit root tests. The contribution to the literature is threefold. First, we compare farm growth in countries with rather different farm structures. Second, we apply two different testing techniques. Finally, we focus on specialised crop and dairy farms rather than all farms, avoiding biases due to heterogeneous structures across the agricultural sector. Results reject the Gibrat’s Law for crop farms in France (except for one sub-period) and Hungary but confirm it for French and Slovenian dairy farms. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Farm growth; Gibrat's Law; Panel unit root; Quintile regression; Agricultural and Food Policy; Farm Management. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/60911 |
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
