
S2 Ep1: Are there too many farms in the world?
VoxDev Development Economics
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What's the Ideal Farm Scale?
Using this what's the optimal size for a falm in india? Answer, this is a good question, and one that we explored. There are almost no farms above 25 acres, and therefore, you're not going to find any equipment in india that's relevant for farms larger than 25 acres. So there's an equilibrium where the supply of farm equipment is relevant to the scale of farming,. The scale of farming is constrained by the availability of equipment. Given this, how many fewer farms would there be in India? How many fewer farm workers? I guess as well.
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