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Education and agricultural productivity: Evidence from Uganda
Author(s) -
Appleton Simon,
Balihuta Arsene
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(199605)8:3<415::aid-jid396>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - productivity , agricultural productivity , agriculture , economics , production (economics) , agricultural economics , developing country , human capital , capital (architecture) , crop production , labour economics , economic growth , geography , macroeconomics , archaeology
Abstract Existing evidence on the impact of education on agricultural productivity in Africa is mixed, with estimates usually insignificant although sometimes large. Analysis of the first nationally representative household survey of Uganda gives an estimate of the impact of household primary schooling on crop production comparable to the developing country average. In addition, the primary schooling of neighbouring farm workers appears to raise crop production and these external returns exceed the internal returns. Education complements capital and substitutes for labour. Further productivity increases arise through education increasing physical capital and purchased inputs, but effects via crop choice appear negligible.