The natural, economic, and socio-institutional conditions of agricultural production vary widely from place to place and over periods of time. In the process of adapting cropping patterns and farming practices to the conditions of each location and the aims of the farmers, more or less distinct types of farm organization have developed. In fact, no farm is organized exactly like any other. For the purpose of agricultural development, however, in order to devise meaningful measures in agricultural policy, it is necessary to classify farms according to their farm-management characteristics.
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Analysing the important farming systems of the tropics, this book introduces the farm-management problems that arise for each. It identifies seven basically distinct systems; in each the economic implications of soil fertility, uncertainty, and labour productivity problems are discussed, and consideration is given to the ways in which technological and farm-management changes can be made to overcome them. The third edition has updated case study data, and supplements on the methodology of cropping and farming system research.
Publication Details
- Published: 1971
- Publisher: CLARENDON PRESS OXFORD