Open AccessWêreldmededingendheid en die landbou
Author(s) -
Johan van Zÿl
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie/die suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-4173
pISSN - 0254-3486
DOI - 10.4102/satnt.v16i1.658
Subject(s) - productivity , exposition (narrative) , agriculture , world trade , international trade , economics , molecular cell biology , agricultural economics , business , international economics , economic growth , geography , art , literature , archaeology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Against the background of a changing environment in which market factors and greater world trade and competitiveness are increasingly becoming the only criteria for success, a framework for the analysis of world competitiveness is initially developed. This is followed by a discussion on the growth of productivity in agriculture, as well as an exposition of the role of agricultural research. Thirdly, price factors and the terms of trade are discussed, followed by a summary of policy implications