1、The Asian Productivity Organization(APO)is an intergovernmental organization that promotes productivity as a key enabler for socioeconomic development and organizational and enterprise growth.It promotes productivity improvement tools,techniques,and methodologies;supports the national productivity o
2、rganizations of its members;conducts research on productivity trends;and disseminates productivity information,analyses,and data.The APO was established in 1961 and comprises 21 members.APO MembersBangladesh,Cambodia,Republic of China,Fiji,Hong Kong,India,Indonesia,Islamic Republic of Iran,Japan,Rep
3、ublic of Korea,Lao PDR,Malaysia,Mongolia,Nepal,Pakistan,Philippines,Singapore,Sri Lanka,Thailand,Turkiye,and Vietnam.AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN ASIASEPTEMBER 2025|ASIAN PRODUCTIVITY ORGANIZATIONAgricultural Productivity in AsiaWritten by C.J.ODonnell and A.Peyrache.First edition published in Japan
4、by the Asian Productivity Organization1-24-1 Hongo,Bunkyo-kuTokyo 113-0033,Japanwww.apo-tokyo.org 2025 Asian Productivity OrganizationThe views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Asian Productivity Organization(APO)or any APO member.All rights reserved
5、.None of the contents of this publication may be used,reproduced,stored,or transferred in any form or by any means for commercial purposes without prior written permission from the APO.Designed by Cactus CommunicationsCONTENTSFOREWORD VINTRODUCTION 1Trends in the Performance of the Agriculture Secto
6、r 1Current Status of Agricultural Productivity Measurement 2Current Explanations for Agricultural Productivity Change 3PRODUCTIVITY CONCEPTS AND ANALYTICAL METHODS 5Production Technologies 5Common Assumptions 5Output Sets 6ODFs 6Managerial Behavior 7Output Maximization 7TFP Maximization 7Measures of