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Metafrontier Analysis of Technology Gap and Productivity Difference in African Agriculture

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Nkamleu, Guy Blaise
Nyemeck, Joachim
Sanogo, Diakalia

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Agricultural productivity in Africa from 1971 to 2000 is examined using the recently developed metafrontier function technique, for the purpose of studying differences in efficiency and technology gap across different regions of the continent. The results support the view that technology gap plays an important part in explaining the ability of agricultural sectors in one region to compete with agricultural sectors in different regions in Africa. The study has also evidenced that average technical efficiency score of the agricultural sector has been almost stable over time, while a marginal decrease of the productivity potential over the 30 years period was observed.

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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 15103.

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Date of creation: 2006
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Publication status: Published in Journal of Agriculture and Food Economics 2.1(2006): pp. 111-120
Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:15103

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Keywords: Agricultural productivity; Data Envelopment Analysis; Metafrontier function; Efficiency; Technology gap; Africa;

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N57 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Africa; Oceania
O47 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
N55 - Economic History - - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment and Extractive Industries - - - Asia including Middle East
Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General

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  1. Fulginiti, Lilyan E. & Perrin, Richard K., 1998. "Agricultural productivity in developing countries," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 19(1-2), pages 45-51, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Joachim Binam Nyemeck & Guy Blaise Nkamleu, 2006. "Potentiel de Productivité et Efficacité Technique du Secteur Agricole en Afrique," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 54(3), pages 361-377, 09. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Hayami, Yujiro & Ruttan, Vernon W, 1970. "Agricultural Productivity Differences Among Countries," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 60(5), pages 895-911, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  1. Nkamleu, Guy Blaise, 2007. "Religious faith and agricultural growth: exploring some correlations in Africa. Oxford Conference Paper," MPRA Paper 11131, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2007. [Downloadable!]
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