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022			_a0954-1748
022			_a1099-1328 (Online)
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1002/jid.4010030102
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041	0		_aeng
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100	1		_aAli, M. _922024
245	1	0	_aEconomic efficiency of small farmers in a changing world : _ba survey of recent evidence
260			_aUnited Kingdom : _bWiley, _c1991.
340			_aPrinted
500			_aPeer review
520			_aThe growing literature on economic efficiency of farmers in Third World agriculture is reviewed with emphasis on conceptual and methodological issues, and empirical results of studies aimed at measuring technical efficiency. While substantial methodological progress has been made in measuring inefficiency, important conceptual problems remain. Results from regions undergoing rapid technological change suggest substantial technical inefficiencies, of the order of 30 per cent, as well as allocative inefficiencies on the use of purchased inputs. Most studies are able to relate levels of inefficiency to farmers' information and skills, and input supply problems. The results suggest that further improvements in productivity in Green Revolution areas will need to give more emphasis to exploiting the technical efficiency ‘gap’ through adaptive research, extension, farmer education, and improved input supply.
546			_aText in English
591			_aSEP archives 2
595			_aCSC
650	1	7	_aAgricultural development _gAGROVOC _2 _91002
650	1	0	_aExtension activities
650	1	7	_aSmall farms _gAGROVOC _2 _91260
650	1	0	_91109 _aFarming systems _2AGROVOC
700	1		_aByerlee, D. _9455
773	0		_tJournal of International Development _n606523 _gv. 3, no. 1, p. 1-27 _dUnited Kingdom : Wiley, 1991. _wG444974 _x1099-1328
856	4		_uhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12665/1192 _yAccess only for CIMMYT Staff
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