Population density, market access and farmer-generated technical change in sub-Saharan Africa (English)

Just as technical change in agriculture in the industrialized countries results from the economy's land and labor endowments and by the conditions of demand, so too is farmer-generated technical change in sub - Saharan Africa influenced by the economy's population, land endowments and market infrastructure. This paper provides empirical support to Boserup's thesis on population induced technical change in traditional agricultural societies. The discussion...

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Pinghali, Prabhu L;

Binswanger, Hans P;
Document Date
1986/09/30
Document Type
Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Report Number
ARU58
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
1986/09/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Population density, market access and farmer-generated technical change in sub-Saharan Africa
Keywords
intensity of land use

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Pinghali, Prabhu L; Binswanger, Hans P.

Population density, market access and farmer-generated technical change in sub-Saharan Africa (English). Agricultural Research Unit discussion paper ; no. ARU 58 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/356041468210859501

Population density, market access and farmer-generated technical change in sub-Saharan Africa (English)

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