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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Explaining the decline in UK agricultural productivity growth
Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 55, No. 2, Year 2004
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This paper reports the results of a study of total factor productivity (TFP) growth in UK agriculture, from 953-2000. It shows that prior to 1984 TFP grew at 1.68% per annum and after that date at only 0.26%. International comparisons show that the UK has fallen far behind the leading EU countries. Yield growth declined even more and only labour productivity continues to grow rapidly. In part, the result is due to better data that incorporates more quality adjustment, but the real decline can be explained mainly by cuts in RandD, less patents, less growth in farm size and the demise of public extension. There are other negative factors, which have not been quantified, including asset fixity, convergence and ozone pollution, and a background argument that recent growth rates cannot be sustained. © Agricultural Economics Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Thirtle, Colin G.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College London
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Lin, Lin
Taiwan, Puli
National Chi Nan University
Holding, Jim
United Kingdom, London
Uk Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Jenkins, Lindie
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Piesse, Jenifer
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Statistics
Citations: 67
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1477-9552.2004.tb00100.x
ISSN:
0021857X
Research Areas
Environmental