IMPLICATIONS OF FARM TENURE FOR A REGION'S FOOD PRODUCING POTENTIAL: A NORTHEAST U.S. CASE STUDY

Autor: Tugrul T. Temel, Donn A. Derr, Edmund M. Tavernier
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies. 9:159-169
ISSN: 1467-940X
0917-0553
Popis: Farm tenure places important production decisions in the hands of farm operators, who may not be the most efficient decisionmakers. This study estimates a Cobb-Douglas production function to examine the effect of the structure of farm tenure categories on agricultural production in the northeast region of the US. The analysis indicates that a 10 percent increase in full-owner and part-owner operations decreases and increases output by 2 percent and 3 percent, respectively; tenant operations also increase agricultural output by 1.8 percent to 2.5 percent. The results suggest that the relationship between tenure structure and agricultural production may hold long-term implications for agricultural production.
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