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Are small farms more performant than larger ones in developing countries?

Published:2020-10-09 Issue:41 Volume:6 Page:
ISSN:2375-2548
Container-title:Science Advances
language:en
Short-container-title:Sci. Adv.

Author:

Garzón Delvaux P. A.¹^ORCID,Riesgo L.¹²^ORCID,Gomez y Paloma S.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 41092 Seville, Spain.

2. Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Economics, 41013 Seville, Spain.

Abstract

Small farms tend to be less profitable and efficient than larger ones, questioning development strategies in the long run.

Funder

European Commission

Joint Research Centre

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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