Did Schultz believe traditional agriculture could be transformed?
Yes, I firmly believed that traditional agriculture held significant potential for transformation. My work, especially 'Transforming Traditional Agriculture,' argued against the notion that traditional farmers were inherently irrational or resistant to change. I posited that their 'irrationality' was often a rational response to the prevailing economic conditions, lacking appropriate incentives and opportunities to invest in their own human capital and farming practices.
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