@article{Ateka:333946,
      recid = {333946},
      author = {Ateka, Josiah and Onono-Okelo, Perez Ayieko and Etyang,  Martin},
      title = {Does the inverse farm size productivity hypothesis hold  for perennial monocrop systems in developing countries?  Evidence from Kenya},
      journal = {African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics},
      address = {2021-09-01},
      number = {311-2023-789},
      month = {Sep},
      year = {2021},
      abstract = {The inverse farm size and productivity relationship (IR)  is a recurring theme in the literature. However, most  previous studies were undertaken within a setting of mixed  cropping systems. In this article, we investigate the  effect of farm size on productivity within the context of a  perennial mono-cropping system, acute competition for  farmland, frequent subdivision of farms and declining  yields. We apply household survey data of smallholder tea  farms in western Kenya and consider both technical  efficiency (TE) and the yield per hectare as indicators of  productivity. The findings show that the effect of farm  size on productivity is nonlinear, with TE initially  declining and then rising with farm size. The findings also  demonstrate that the farm size and productivity  relationship is important for perennial monocrops and that  the use of robust measures of productivity is important for  the IR. The findings have important implications for  agricultural policy in developing countries.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/333946},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.333946},
}