%0 Journal Article
%T An assessment of agricultural productivity and major driving factors in the republic of Benin
%A AC Labintan
%A S Ding
%J Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management
%D 2012
%I 
%X Under different reforms that occurred since 1961, Benin agricultural productivity has changed and decreased significantly after the country¡¯s agricultural liberalization in 1990. This paper used simple linear regression to explore major driving factors that change and propose policies which will contribute to improve the country¡¯s agricultural productivity in the long term. Results reveal that Agricultural land and rainfall had a positive effect on productivity while labor and government effectiveness had a negative effect. Moreover, agricultural research, extension and country openness doesn¡¯t any significant effect. Therefore, government should manage effort to improve agricultural labor management and develop effective actions to addressed agricultural productivity goals.
%U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejesm/article/view/82351