Class, State and Agricultural Productivity in Egypt

Dyer, Graham

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“…With the advances in the technology the inverse relationship would vanish (Chadha, 1978). The productivity of small farms is largely due to desperate struggle of poor peasants for survival on below subsistence plots of land (Dyer, 1997). Small farming does not alleviate poverty and create employment opportunities.…”

Section: Productivity Of Small Farms-constraints and Challenges Facedmentioning

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Small Farms and Agricultural Productivity-A Macro Analysis

Kadapatti¹,

Bagalkoti²

2014

International Journal of Social Science Studies

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Small farms measuring less than 2 hectares constitute 85% of the total operated farms in the world. Overwhelming majority of these small farms are located in Asia (87%) followed by Africa (8%) and Europe (4%). In Asia, China accounts for half of the world"s small farms (193) followed by India. Global trends indicate a decline in small farms in developed countries, while there is an increase in small farms in developing countries. Average farm size in Asia and Africa is 1.6 hectare compared to 67 hectares in Latin America, 27 hectares in Europe and 121 hectares in North America. Various studies in India during the 60s, 70s and in the later years have revealed that there is an inverse relationship between size of farms and productivity, despite a few researchers holdings contrary opinion. Findings by UN agencies and National Sample Survey (NSS) have supported farm size and productivity relationship.Small farms have been the main stay for food security and labour employment in India. Despite their significance in providing food security, family labour employment and economy in management and high productivity per acre, small farms face a few challenges particularly in the wake of globalisation and WTO dispensation. Enhancing the productivity of small farms has been stressed by various experts. Measures like providing modern technology, information and knowledge for better skills and extended credit have been suggested for higher productivity of small farms. Small farms need positive material and policy support by the Government.

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Section: Productivity Of Small Farms-constraints and Challenges Facedmentioning

confidence: 99%

Small Farms and Agricultural Productivity-A Macro Analysis

Kadapatti¹,

Bagalkoti²

2014

International Journal of Social Science Studies

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Tackling the Trickle: Ensuring Sustainable Water Management in the Arab Region

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Water scarcity in the Arab region is intensifying due to population growth, economic development, and the impacts of climate change. It is manifested in groundwater depletion, freshwater ecosystem degradation, deteriorating water quality, low levels of water storage per capita, and added pressures on transboundary water resources. High-income Arab countries have sought to circumvent the ever-present challenges of water scarcity through agricultural imports (virtual water trade), desalination, and, increasingly, wastewater reuse. In this review article, we argue that the narrative of water scarcity and supply-side technological fixes masks more systemic issues that threaten sustainable water management, including underperforming water utilities, protracted armed conflict and displacement, agricultural policies aimed at self-sufficiency, evolving food consumption behaviors, the future of energy markets, and educational policy. Water management challenges, particularly on the demand side, and responses in the Arab region cannot be understood in isolation from these broader regional and international political and socioeconomic trends. Recognizing the complex and interdependent challenges of water management is the first step in reforming approaches and shifting to more sustainable development outcomes and stability in the Arab region and beyond.

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Poverty Reduction with Growth and Redistribution

Dagdeviren

Hoeven

Weeks

2002

Development and Change

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In the late 1990s the bilateral and multilateral development agencies placed increasing emphasis on poverty reduction in developing countries. This led to the establishment by the United Nations of the ‘International Development Targets’ for poverty reduction. The target of poverty reduction might be achieved through faster economic growth alone, through redistribution, or through a combination of the two. This article presents an analytical framework to assess the effectiveness of growth and redistribution for poverty reduction. It concludes that redistribution, either of current income or the growth increment of income, is more effective in reducing poverty for a majority of countries than growth alone.

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Class, State and Agricultural Productivity in Egypt

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Small Farms and Agricultural Productivity-A Macro Analysis

Small Farms and Agricultural Productivity-A Macro Analysis

Tackling the Trickle: Ensuring Sustainable Water Management in the Arab Region

Poverty Reduction with Growth and Redistribution

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