ABSTRACT

An earlier study of district-level agricultural total factor productivity in the Western Cape province of South Africa Conradie et al. (2009a, b) is extended to include eleven Northern Cape districts that in combination make up the Karoo. Tornqvist Theil total factor productivity (TFP) indices are calculated using accounting data from 10 years of the farm census between 1949/50 and 2001/2. The Northern Cape districts experienced the same general productivity decline as those of the Western Cape’s Central Karoo. Both parts of the broader Karoo region show a similar mean rate of decline. However, the reasons for this are different, with developments in irrigation systems a major factor.

摘要

南非西开普省地区级农业全要素生产率的早期研究 Conradie 等人。(2009a, b) 扩展到包括北开普省的 11 个地区，它们共同构成了卡鲁。Tornqvist Theil 全要素生产率 (TFP) 指数是使用 1949/50 至 2001/2 之间 10 年农场普查的会计数据计算的。北开普地区经历了与西开普省中部卡鲁地区相同的总体生产力下降。更广泛的卡鲁地区的两个部分都显示出相似的平均下降速度。然而，造成这种情况的原因各不相同，灌溉系统的发展是一个主要因素。