Agricultural Productivity in the WANA Region

cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerGabriel Rene Moreno Autonomous University - UAGRMen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderNot Applicableen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryDZen_US
cg.coverage.countryEGen_US
cg.coverage.countryETen_US
cg.coverage.countryIRen_US
cg.coverage.countryJOen_US
cg.coverage.countryMAen_US
cg.coverage.countryPKen_US
cg.coverage.countrySYen_US
cg.coverage.countryTNen_US
cg.coverage.countryTRen_US
cg.coverage.countryYEen_US
cg.coverage.countrySDen_US
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.idAw-Hassan, Aden A.: 0000-0002-9236-4949en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-date2012-12-20en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15339114.2011.578490en_US
cg.issn2150-5403en_US
cg.journalJournal of Comparative Asian Developmenten_US
cg.subject.agrovocagricultureen_US
cg.subject.agrovocproductivityen_US
cg.volume10en_US
dc.contributorAw-Hassan, Aden A.en_US
dc.creatorTelleria, Robertoen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-11T20:14:06Z
dc.date.available2016-11-11T20:14:06Z
dc.description.abstractThe interest of governments, international organizations, NGOs and the general public has recently been aroused by studies considering the use of existing agricultural technology, the use of innovations in such technology and the production of agricultural goods. The attention received by such studies has grown as a result of an unprecedented wave of trade liberalization in the world (involving bilateral, regional and multilateral tradeintegration processes), coupled with concerns over food security, high rates of population growth and the use of limited and frequently degraded natural resources. In this context, the Malmquist Index, used to measure agricultural productivity, is a powerful tool, providing insights into whether or not a country is approaching what may be termed “best practice” by using and disseminating existing technology (efficiency change), and/or by innovating technology (technical change). Using the Malmquist Index on a sample of 12 countries within West Asia and North Africa (WANA) indicated that, between 1961 and 1997, Turkey, Tunisia, Syria and Algeria (in that order) were the “most productive” countries. Following them, in terms of agricultural productivity, were Iran, Egypt, Jordan and Morocco, while Pakistan, Sudan, Yemen and Ethiopia were the “least productive” countries of the 12 considered. Recurring negative results, with respect to both technical change and efficiency change, in Ethiopia, Sudan, Pakistan and Yemen, suggest that governments and national and international organizations and research institutions should make greater efforts to strengthen agricultural research and extension services if food security and competitiveness are to be improved.en_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/Ce20CLwE/v/bdc7cf415a469d2c903072f375fe76fben_US
dc.identifier.citationRoberto Telleria, Aden A. Aw-Hassan. (9/11/2016). Agricultural Productivity in the WANA Region. Journal of Comparative Asian Development, 10, pp. 157-185.en_US
dc.identifier.statusLimited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/4984
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis (Routledge)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.sourceJournal of Comparative Asian Development;10,(2016) Pagination 157-185en_US
dc.subjectmalmquisten_US
dc.titleAgricultural Productivity in the WANA Regionen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2016-11-09en_US
dcterms.extent157-185en_US

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