Specialization and Diversification in Agricultural Transformation: The Case of West Punjab, 1903-1992

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In this article, the role of crop specialization and diversification in agricultural transformation is investigated empirically. Changes in aggregate land productivity are associated structurally with intercrop and interdistrict reallocation of land use. Results from a region with the oldest history of agricultural commercialization in developing countries show that cropping patterns of subsistence agriculture changed substantially, with rising concentration of crop acreage in districts with higher and growing productivity. Rapid specialization in crop production was observed at the district level recently, after a phase with sporadic specialization. These changes reflected comparative advantage and contributed to the improvement in aggregate land productivity.

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  • CRID
    1050850092143241728
  • NII Article ID
    120000815311
  • NII Book ID
    AA00021662
  • ISSN
    00029092
  • HANDLE
    10086/13941
  • Text Lang
    en
  • Article Type
    journal article
  • Data Source
    • IRDB
    • CiNii Articles

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