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agricultural productivity
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- 1productivity is a key measure of what ? and an important driver of what ?key measure of the economic performance of agriculture and important driver of farm incomes
- 2what does productivity represent ?how efficiently the agricultural industry uses the resources that are available to turn inputs into outputs
- 3define agricultural productivitythe ratio of agricultural outputs to agricultural inputs
- 4what is agricultural productivity typically measured in ?yeild
- 5what is the most commonly used measurement of productivity ?total factor productivity (TFP)
- 6what is TFPthe ratio of agricultural outputs to inputs
- 7for crops: TFP improves with what ?1. higher yielding, disease resistant and drought or flood tolerant crop varieties
2. more efficient and timely cultivation and harvesting practices.
3. using technologies that indicate precisely when and how much water and fertiliser to apply - 8for livestock: TFP improves with what 3 things ?1. breading animals for favorable genetic qualities and behavior
2. using better animal care and disease management practices
3. adoption of high quality feeds contribute to greater productivity - 9LICs have boosted their agricultural output dramatically since the mid 1980's but raising productivity requires what ?massive investments in agricultural research and development, rural infrastructure and support for the special needs of smallholder farmers
- 10in HICs decades of public and private investment have had a powerful impact on what ?agricultural research and developments, rural infrastructure and extension of productive technologies and innovations to the farm level
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- Geography - human (population and the environment) Flashcards on agricultural productivity , created by niamh bergin on 24/11/2017.
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