Multi-factor agricultural productivity, efficiency and convergence in Botswana, 1981-1996

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Thirtle, C; Piesse, J; Lusigi, A; Suhariyanto, K
• 署名单位: Imperial College London; University of Pretoria; University of London; King's College London; Stellenbosch University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(03)00027-0
• 发表日期: 2003
• 页码: 605-624
• 关键词: agricultural productivity; CONVERGENCE; Botswana

摘要

This paper applies the sequential Malmquist index to calculate multi-lateral, multi-factor productivity (MFP) indices for agriculture in the 18 districts and the commercial sector of Botswana from 1981 to 1996. The MFP index grew at an average rate of 1.7% per annum, led by the regions that specialize in livestock, which grew at well over 3% per annum. This growth was powered by technological change at 4% per year, but offset by technical efficiency falling at 2.4% per annum, as the commercial sector and the better regions exploited new technologies and infrastructure, whereas the less productive areas fell further behind the best practice frontier. Thus, convergence tests show that the gap between the more productive and the poorer regions widened. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.