Sanzidur Rahman|Mizanur Rahman
Impact of land fragmentation and resource ownership on productivity and efficiency: The case of rice producers in Bangladesh
University of Plymouth|Bangladesh Bank
paper analyzes impact land fragmentation ownership resources productivity technical efficiency rice production bangladesh using farm level survey data results reveal land fragmentation significant detrimental effect productivity efficiency expected elasticity estimates land fragmentation reveal 1 increase land fragmentation reduces rice output 005 efficiency 003 hand ownership key resources land family labour draft animals significantly increases efficiency mean elasticity estimates reveal 1 increase family labour owned draft animal improve technical efficiency 004 003 respectively also 1 increase adoption modern technology improves efficiency 004 mean technical efficiency rice production estimated 091 indicating little scope improve rice production per se using existing varieties policy implications include addressing structural causes land fragmentation eg law inheritance political economy agrarian structure building physical capital eg land livestock resources improvements extension services adoption modern rice technology