The Rise of Large Farms in Land Abundant Countries : Do They Have A Future?
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Increased levels and volatility of food
prices has led to a surge of interest in large-scale
agriculture and land acquisition. This creates challenges
for policy makers aiming to establish a policy environment
conducive to an agrarian structure to contribute to
broad-based development in the long term. Based on a
historical review of episodes of growth of large farms and
their impact, this paper identifies factors underlying the
dominance of owner-operated farm structures and ways in
which these may change with development. The amount of land
that could potentially be available for expansion and the
level of productivity in exploiting available land resources
are used to establish a country-level typology. The authors
highlight that an assessment of the advantages of large
operations, together with information on endowments, can
provide input into strategy formulation at the country
level. A review of recent cases of land acquisition
reinforces the importance of the policy framework in
determining outcomes. It suggests that transparency and
contract enforcement, recognition of local land rights and
ways in which they can be exercised, attention to employment
effects and technical viability, and mechanisms to
re-allocate land from unsuccessful ventures to more
productive entrepreneurs are key areas warranting the
attention of policy makers.
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ADVERSE SELECTION, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEMS, AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURE, ARABLE LAND, BANKS, BARGAINING, BARGAINING POWER, BORROWING, CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS, CAPITAL MARKETS, CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS, CAPITALIZATION, CARBON, CARBON EMISSIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVE MARKETS, CONSOLIDATION, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS, CREDIT RATIONING, CRITICAL SURVEY, CROPS, DEFORESTATION, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DISPLACEMENT, ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMICS, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ECONOMISTS, EMISSIONS, EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, EMPLOYMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, ENVIRONMENTS, EXTENSION, FAMILY LABOR, FARM STRUCTURES, FARMERS, FARMS, FEED, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FIXED COSTS, FOOD PRICES, FORESTRY, GENDER, GLOBAL INTEREST, GROSS REVENUES, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMPERFECT INFORMATION, INCOME, INCOMES, INNOVATIONS, INPUT PRICES, INSURANCE, INTEGRATION, INTEREST RATES, JOB CREATION, LABOR ABSORPTION, LABOR FORCE, LABOR LAWS, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR SUPPLY, LAND PRICES, LAND REFORM, LAND RESOURCES, LAND SUPPLY, LAND TAXES, LAND USE, LAWS, LEGAL PROVISIONS, LEGISLATION, LIQUIDATION, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, MARKET FAILURES, MARKET LIBERALIZATION, MARKET POWER, MARKETING, MIGRATION, MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES, OIL, OPPORTUNISTIC BEHAVIOR, OUTPUTS, PASTORALISTS, POLICY ENVIRONMENT, POLICY MAKERS, POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION PROCESS, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SERVICES, R&D, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RENTS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SAVINGS, SCIENCE POLICY, SERVANTS, SKILLED MANPOWER, SOCIAL BENEFITS, SOCIAL CONFLICT, SOILS, SUPPLIERS, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TAX REVENUE, TAXATION, TIMBER, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSACTIONS COSTS, TRANSPORT, WAGE RATES, WAGES