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Total Factor Productivity in Tunisian Agriculture: Measurement and Determinants

author(s) Dhehibi, Boubaker - Telleria, Roberto - Aw-Hassan, Aden A
from International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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  • Northern Africa
  • Africa
  • World
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Boubaker Dhehibi, Roberto Telleria, Aden A. Aw-Hassan. (1/12/2015). Total Factor Productivity in Tunisian Agriculture: Measurement and Determinants
Total Factor Productivity in Tunisian Agriculture: Measurement and Determinants

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Abstract

Policy brief with the following Key messages:
1. Intensification of production systems is needed to improve food security;
2. International trade should not be hampered; 
3. Productivity growth in has occurred because of investments in the agricultural sector, particularly capital investments (e.g. intensive production systems, irrigation systems and the adoption of new production technologies);
4. Private investment is a key determinant in productivity growth; 
5. Agricultural subsidies in favor of agricultural machinery or equipment can be introduced without negatively affecting the rural labor force;
6. Medium-size farms seem to be more efficient in adopting improved technologies, such as more efficient irrigation systems;
7. It is important to strength extension mechanisms in Tunisia

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