| Abstract: | Abstract: This paper investigates the patterns of productivity growth in Tunisian agriculture during the period 1961–2000. Results indicate that output growth in Tunisian agriculture was high over the whole period of investigation. During the 1981–90 period, average output grew at an impressive rate exceeding 6 per cent. Over the whole period, capital was the most important contributor to output growth and labour was found to be the least significant contributor to economic growth. Total factor productivity contribution to output growth decreased from over 4 per cent in both the 1961–70 and 1981–90 periods to less than 3 per cent in both the 1971–80 and 1991–2000 periods. On average, productivity growth increased at an annual rate of 3.6 per cent. |
