Examining Technical Efficiency in Indian Agricultural Production Using Production Frontier Model

South Asia Economic Journal Pub Date : 2018-03-01 DOI:10.1177/1391561418761073

K. Pradhan, Shrabani Mukherjee

引用次数: 12

Abstract

The study estimates the technical efficiency (TE) of agricultural production in India using production frontier model for both cross-section and panel data for the years 1999 and 2007. Given the persistent low productivity of agriculture in India, there is a serious need to identify the determining factors for technological lock-in for agricultural production in order to accelerate sustainable productivity and technical efficiency. The model claims that farmer’s education, household’s production process, proportion of irrigated area covered by canals, availability of wells, yielding variety of lands, government services, agricultural expenditure by local government and women reservations in local government significantly contribute to efficiency in resource utilization in farm production. Traditional techniques such as ‘learning by doing’ is, generally, preferred than the adoption of new technologies for agricultural production. It makes a constraint of technological lock-in. JEL: C23, C33, D20, O13

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用生产前沿模型考察印度农业生产的技术效率

该研究利用生产前沿模型对1999年和2007年的横截面和面板数据估计了印度农业生产的技术效率(TE)。鉴于印度农业生产力一直很低，迫切需要确定农业生产技术锁定的决定性因素，以便加快可持续生产力和技术效率。该模型声称，农民的教育、家庭的生产过程、运河覆盖的灌溉面积比例、水井的可用性、土地的产量、政府服务、地方政府的农业支出和地方政府的妇女保留对农业生产中资源利用的效率有重大贡献。在农业生产中，“边做边学”等传统技术通常比采用新技术更受欢迎。它使技术锁定成为一种约束。Jel: c23, c33, d20, o13

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South Asia Economic Journal Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)

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1.10

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期刊介绍： The South Asian nations have progressively liberalized their economies in recent years in an effort to integrate with the world economy. They have also taken steps to enhance multilateral and regional economic integration. Even though the South Asian economies have grown at an average rate of more than 5 per cent over the last few years, roughly 40 per cent of their people still live below the poverty line. Hence, the South Asian region continues to face many challenges of economic and social development. The South Asia Economic Journal (SAEJ) is designed as a forum for informed debate on these issues, which are of vital importance to the people of the region who comprise one-sixth of the world’s population. The peer-reviewed journal is devoted to economic analysis and policy options aimed at promoting cooperation among the countries comprising South Asia. It also discusses South Asia’s position on global economic issues, its relations with other regional groupings and its response to global developments. We also welcome contributions to inter-disciplinary analysis on South Asia. As a refereed journal, SAEJ carries articles by scholars, economic commentators,policy-makers and officials, from both the private and public sectors. Our aim is to create a vibrant research space to explore the multidimensional economic issues of concern to scholars working on South Asia. Among the issues debated in relation to South Asia are: - the implications of global economic trends; - the issues and challenges by WTO; - approaches to industrialization and development; - the role of regional institutions such as the SAARC; - the relationship between SAARC and other regional economic groupings such as ASEAN; - the implications of economic liberalization for trade and investment in the region; - new initiatives that can be launched to enhance economic cooperation among the South Asian countries both on a bilateral and a regional basis.