---
entity_slug: agricultural_improvement
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T00:27:19.914835'
overall_score: 4.6
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition is precise and specific, clearly outlining concrete methods
    like crop rotation, drainage, and fencing that increase agricultural productivity.
    It avoids circularity and captures a distinct concept rather than being a vague
    umbrella term.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is strongly grounded in Smith's actual text, particularly
    Book I, Chapter 11, where he extensively discusses how improvements to land increase
    productivity and affect the distribution of economic benefits. The concept directly
    reflects Smith's analysis of agricultural development.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The "Production" domain assignment is exactly correct, as agricultural
    improvement is fundamentally about enhancing the productive capacity of land and
    farming operations. This is a core production-side economic concept in Smith's
    framework.
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it concerns the fundamental
    productive activities of agriculture, and also connects to S4 (intelligence/adaptation)
    as improvements represent learning and adaptation to environmental conditions.
    It has clear operational relevance to viable system functioning.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides significant explanatory power by illuminating the
    mechanism through which land becomes more productive and how this affects rent
    distribution between landlords, farmers, and consumers. It explains a fundamental
    driver of economic development in Smith's agricultural economy.
---

# Evaluation: Agricultural Improvement

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition is precise and specific, clearly outlining concrete methods like crop rotation, drainage, and fencing that increase agricultural productivity. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct concept rather than being a vague umbrella term.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is strongly grounded in Smith's actual text, particularly Book I, Chapter 11, where he extensively discusses how improvements to land increase productivity and affect the distribution of economic benefits. The concept directly reflects Smith's analysis of agricultural development.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Production" domain assignment is exactly correct, as agricultural improvement is fundamentally about enhancing the productive capacity of land and farming operations. This is a core production-side economic concept in Smith's framework.

## vsm_relevance — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity maps well to S1 (primary operations) as it concerns the fundamental productive activities of agriculture, and also connects to S4 (intelligence/adaptation) as improvements represent learning and adaptation to environmental conditions. It has clear operational relevance to viable system functioning.

## explanatory_value — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity provides significant explanatory power by illuminating the mechanism through which land becomes more productive and how this affects rent distribution between landlords, farmers, and consumers. It explains a fundamental driver of economic development in Smith's agricultural economy.
