Productivity of landowners and sharecroppers in the sertao of Northeast Brazil: implications for land redistribution

Published in 1975

The problem of improving agricultural productivity as a means of stimulating agricultural and economic development is becoming increasingly importanto This work examines how two specific points 9 land tenure and farm size, affect agricultural productivities in Missao Velha, Geara, Brazile Using primary data obtained from various sized farm owneroperators and sharecroppers, a comparison is made of average input usage and the marginal productivities of inputs <, The results of the analyses suggest that it would be economically possible to redistribute farm land from large size owners to small owners and sharecroppers. Such a land redistribution measure would, ceteris paribus, increase agricultural output o

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