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We may begin by considering some information from the ancient world. In ancient Greece, the normal wheat yield in Attica in the late fourth century B.C. was estimated1 at 0.9 tons/ha. Michell points out that much higher yields were obtained in Egypt, Babylonia and Sicily. For ancient Egypt a figure of 2 tons/ha. has been estimated.2
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Clark, C., Haswell, M. (1970). Productivity of Land. In: The Economics of Subsistence Agriculture. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15390-9_9
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