Cover; Acknowledgements; Preface; Content; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Basic data; Chapter 3. Conceptual framework and methodology; Chapter 4. Total factor productivity levels and growth in agriculture, 1970-2000; Chapter 5. Factors influencing total factor productivity level differences among countries; Chapter 6. The poverty-agricultural productivity nexus; Bibliography; Appendices
Summary
Examines growth in agricultural output and productivity from 1970 to 2000, traces the main sources of this growth and identifies factors influencing productivity. Assesses the significance of agricultural productivity as a determinant of the incidence of poverty in developing countries. Looks at the role of various institutional factors with a view to providing a guide to poverty reduction in rural areas
