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and poultry meat, the share of sheep and goat meat production of OIC Member Countries in the
world was highest over time.
2.3. Agricultural Productivity
Agricultural productivity is a broad concept which does not imply a single measurement.
Traditionally, it is measured by as the ratio of agricultural output values to nputs.
Therefore, it shows the efficiency of each production factor, and enables the comparison of
different period and regions by providing economic value per unit of input. Since land and
labor are the most important inputs which are used in the production process, agricultural
economists are eager to learn the efficiency of land and labor in an agriculture sector. Hence, in
general term, agricultural productivity refers to land productivity and labor productivity.
Furthermore, crop yields are other significant measurements of agricultural
productivity in farm activities. They are measured by the ratio of crop output amounts to the
cultivated area. In addition to land productivity and labor productivity, crop yields for different
agricultural products such as wheat, cotton, maize provides a great insight regarding the level
of agricultural productivity in a country or region.
2.3.1. Land Productivity
Agricultural land productivity is measured by the ratio of total agricultural value added
to the arable area in a country. Therefore, it shows the agricultural economic value per hectare
of arable land. Figure 14 shows the agricultural land productivity in the OIC and in the world
during the period 1995 and 2013 by using the real agricultural GDP at 2005 prices.
Figure 14. Land Productivity in the OIC and World (Agr. GDP at 2005 constant prices)
Source: Calculated by Using FAO online databases, 2015
705
834
998
1.199
1.312
823
950
1.073
1.243
1.329
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OIC Average Agricultural Productivity World Average Agricultural Productivity