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Agricultural Labor and Technological Change in Morocco

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In an attempt to increase agricultural output, and so relieve the population pressure on food supplies, less developed countries (LDCs) have become active seekers of new agricultural technology. This has been important in the transition of some LDCs to near or complete self-sufficiency (Darlymple 1977; Hayami and Ruttan 1985). Others have been less successful, despite increases in some outputs with new techniques. For example, the rate of self-sufficiency decreased in all but five African countries during 1971–80 (FAO 1984). The impact of labor-saving technologies on rural labor has become a major issue, in view of the vast surplus of agricultural labor in LDCs, the scarcity of non-farm employment opportunities, and the rate of rural-urban migration (see Richards, Commander, this volume). This paper presents an analytical review of available literature on agricultural labor and technological change in Morocco.

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Azzam, A.M. (1990). Agricultural Labor and Technological Change in Morocco. In: Tully, D. (eds) Labor and Rainfed Agriculture in West Asia and North Africa. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0561-0_13

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