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Book (series)On the costs of being small: Case evidence from Kenyan family farms 2017
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No results found.We analyze allocative efficiency of major input factors for farmers in Kenya. Marginal value products are estimated for land, labor, inorganic fertilizer and seeds, at the farm household level and compared with marginal costs as approximated by their prevailing market prices. Price efficient and inefficient farmers are identified and equivalent value losses are computed as shares of household income, per hectare and for the society. A very high proportion of farmers are characterized as allocati vely inefficient and substantial equivalent value losses are estimated for all factors. In the case of labor, losses are sufficiently high that if labor is paid the market wage rate instead, income from agriculture would double. Among other factors, inefficiency levels are correlated with farm size; as farm size increases, losses as share of household income decline for labor but increase for land, fertilizer and seeds. Losses per hectare for all inputs decline with farm size. Finally the correl ates of inefficiency levels are explored systematically. Overall, lack of access to resources is the major reason that some inputs are underemployed. On the other hand, lack of alternative opportunities is a basic reason that factors are overused. -
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Third Africa Drylands Week - Windhoek, Namibia, 8-12 August 2016
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Book (stand-alone)Apple-producing family farms in South Tyrol - An agricultural innovative case study 2014Apple production in South Tyrol is a true illustration of a vibrant agricultural innovation system. It is a collaborative and pluralistic structure that comprises private and public actors, different tiers of producer organizations, cooperatives, research, extension and advisory services, all geared towards integrating small-scale apple producers in a highly productive, profitable and efficient system. Today, apple production is a main family farming activity in South Tyrol, practised on a total area of 19 000 ha with an average landholding of 2.5 ha. Up to 95% of the farmers are members of cooperatives. Over 8 000 small-scale producers have joined together in cooperatives that are clustered to form two main producer organizations. Small farmers in South Tyrol currently produce 50%, 15% and 2% of apples on the Italian, European and global markets respectively. The cooperative culture, the diversity of services, the multiple actors and their changing roles within the system offer a goo d opportunity for learning about the dynamics of agricultural innovation. This paper presents the evolution of this agricultural innovation system, and analyses the triggers and the drivers of innovation in the apple production sector in South Tyrol.
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