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Productivity emerged as the major driver of agricultural output growth from 1961 to 2020

  • Agricultural Research and Productivity
Vertical bar chart comparing contributors to agricultural output growth, by average annual growth rate, from 1961 to 2020.

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From 1961 to 2000, agricultural output nearly quadrupled, mostly achieved by increases in productivity as new resources were brought into the production process, the use of inputs intensified, and the efficiency with which resources were used improved.

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