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Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation

Which index combines measures of calorie availability (in relation to requirement) the growth of per capita daily energy supply food production food staples self-sufficiency, and variability of food production and consumption ?

Economics Mcqs, Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation /
Which index combines measures of calorie availability (in relation to requirement) the growth of per capita daily energy supply food production food staples self-sufficiency, and variability of food production and consumption ?

A. food sufficiency index
B. food security index
C. food self-intake index
D. food growth index

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Economics Mcqs, Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation

Which of the following is not a major factor raising LDC agricultural labor productivity ?

Economics Mcqs, Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation /
Which of the following is not a major factor raising LDC agricultural labor productivity ?

A. new biological chemical mechanical inputs in production
B. new technical and organizational knowledge from greater specialization
C. expanded markets for agricultural output
D. massive government intervention

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Economics Mcqs, Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation

Which scholar argues the following Plantations have no significant advantage over peasants [for] crops for which centralized processing and marketing are not necessary Cocoa and coconuts are typical examples of a lack of large scale economies Peasants can grow and process these crops in small lots with no large capital requirement beyond small indigenous tools and facilities ?

Economics Mcqs, Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation /
Which scholar argues the following Plantations have no significant advantage over peasants [for] crops for which centralized processing and marketing are not necessary Cocoa and coconuts are typical examples of a lack of large scale economies Peasants can grow and process these crops in small lots with no large capital requirement beyond small indigenous tools and facilities ?

A. Yujiro Hayami
B. Raanan Weitz
C. Hans Singer
D. Tim Dyson

Which scholar argues the following Plantations have no significant advantage over peasants [for] crops for which centralized processing and marketing are not necessary Cocoa and coconuts are typical examples of a lack of large scale economies Peasants can grow and process these crops in small lots with no large capital requirement beyond small indigenous tools and facilities ? Read More »

Economics Mcqs, Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation

Which of the following is not true about the specialized farm ?

Economics Mcqs, Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation /
Which of the following is not true about the specialized farm ?

A. Such a farm is the most advanced
B. Such a farm usually emphasizes
C. Such a farm is labor intensive
D. Such a farm uses advanced technology and takes advantage of economies of scale.

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Economics Mcqs, Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation

Which of the following is not true about most farmers in LDCs ?

Economics Mcqs, Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation /
Which of the following is not true about most farmers in LDCs ?

A. The staple crop is the chief sources of food
B. labor is underutilized except for planting and harvesting seasons
C. On the traditional farm, output is always greater than consumption
D. cultivators farm only as much land as their

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Economics Mcqs, Rural Poverty and Agricultural Transformation