@article{Jabarin:173491,
      recid = {173491},
      author = {Jabarin, Amer S. and Epplin, Francis M.},
      title = {Impacts of land fragmentation on the cost of producing  wheat in the rain-fed region of northern Jordan},
      journal = {Agricultural Economics: The Journal of the International  Association of Agricultural Economists},
      address = {1994-12},
      number = {968-2016-75224},
      pages = {6},
      year = {1994},
      abstract = {In some cultures inheritance customs results in land  fragmentation such that over time operating farms  become
composed of a collection of spatially dispersed  fields rather than a contiguous land unit. This study was  conducted to
determine the impact of land fragmentation as  measured by average field size on the average cost of  producing
wheat in the rain-fed region of Northern Jordan.  Primary data were collected from farmers in the  region.
Generalized Least Squares was used to estimate the  average variable cost of producing wheat. It was  determined
that the average variable cost of producing  wheat is a decreasing function of field size. Land  fragmentation increases
production costs. Continued land  fragmentation will lead to decreasing efficiency and is  problematic when it results
in small fields.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/173491},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.173491},
}