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Technical Change And Agricultural Trade: Three Examples (Sugarcane, Bananas, And Rice)

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  • Evenson, Robert E.
  • Houck, James P.
  • Ruttan, Vernon W.

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The purpose of this paper is to examine three cases which provide some insight into the character of international transmission of technical change and its economic impacts and implications. These cases focus on three separate commodities, sugarcane, bananas, and rice. Each case presents different facets of the international movement of technological innovation.

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  • Evenson, Robert E. & Houck, James P. & Ruttan, Vernon W., 1968. "Technical Change And Agricultural Trade: Three Examples (Sugarcane, Bananas, And Rice)," Staff Papers 13879, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:umaesp:13879
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.13879
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    1. Abel, Martin E., 1969. "The Technological Component Of Agricultural Development," Staff Papers 14221, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
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    3. Peterson, Willis L. & Hayami, Yujiro, 1977. "Technical Change in Agriculture," A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature, Volume 1: Traditional Fields of Agricultural Economics 1940s to 1970s,, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    4. Schertz, Lyle P., 1971. "Economics of Protein Improvement Programs in the Lower Income Countries," Miscellaneous Publications 338403, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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