Does plot size matter? Evidence from maize production in Babati District, Tanzania. Issue 2 (17th February 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Does plot size matter? Evidence from maize production in Babati District, Tanzania. Issue 2 (17th February 2016)
- Main Title:
- Does plot size matter? Evidence from maize production in Babati District, Tanzania
- Authors:
- Baha, Michael Raphael
- Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: Debates about optimal farm structure and size have a long history in agricultural economics. Agricultural and development economists argue for an inverse relationship between farm size and productivity, but debates around this remain inconclusive. This article provides a case from maize production in Babati District, Tanzania. The efficiency level of 122 sampled smallholder farmers was estimated and found to be 62.3%, suggesting 37.7% of inefficiencies. A U-shape relationship between plot size and efficiency scores was found. There was high efficiency at plots <2 ha, compared to 2 ha and 3 ha, followed by efficiency at plots >4 ha. Policies stimulating small- and large-scale farms in the country are imperative.
- Is Part Of:
- Development in practice. Volume 26:Issue 2(2016)
- Journal:
- Development in practice
- Issue:
- Volume 26:Issue 2(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 26, Issue 2 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 26
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0026-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 214
- Page End:
- 222
- Publication Date:
- 2016-02-17
- Subjects:
- Environment (built and natural) – Food security, Agriculture -- Sub-Saharan Africa
Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals
Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals
Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals
338.91091724 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdip20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/09614524.2016.1136592 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0961-4524
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- Legaldeposit
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