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Agricultural surplus refers to the quantity of agricultural output that remains after meeting the consumption and production requirements necessary to sustain agricultural households and production processes. It represents the portion of agricultural production available for storage, exchange, processing, trade, or allocation to non-agricultural sectors beyond subsistence and production maintenance needs.^[1]. Agricultural surplus is closely associated with increases in agricultural productivity, technological progress, and improvements in production efficiency that expand the capacity of agricultural systems to generate outputs beyond immediate consumption requirements ^[2]. Unlike total agricultural production, which represents the overall volume of agricultural output, agricultural surplus focuses on the portion of production that can be transferred, marketed, or used to support broader economic activities ^[1]. In agricultural development contexts, agricultural surplus reflects the relationship between agricultural productivity, resource allocation, market participation, and structural transformation of agricultural systems ^[3].