The wisdom of tradition in the development of dry-land farming Botswana
By: Alverson, Hoyt.
Subject(s): Dry-land farming | small farm development | peasant production | technology transfer | tswana | botswana In: Human Organization 43(1)Summary: The present understanding of small farm economies amongst Western and donors consists of the belief that small scale producers can be viewed as firms operating in an economic equilibrium of(1) constant technology (2) constant output choices, (3) use of production factors as a function of their marginal productivity, (4) factor allocation at Pareto optimum, and (5) constant, necessary low productivety.Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The present understanding of small farm economies amongst Western and donors consists of the belief that small scale producers can be viewed as firms operating in an economic equilibrium of(1) constant technology (2) constant output choices, (3) use of production factors as a function of their marginal productivity, (4) factor allocation at Pareto optimum, and (5) constant, necessary low productivety.