{"title":"Unfolding government policies towards the development of climate smart agriculture in India","authors":"A. Kishore, B. Pal, Kuhu Joshi, P. Aggarwal","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2018.00028.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2018.00028.9","url":null,"abstract":"The main aim of this paper is to map agricultural policies and programmes, with components of climate smart agriculture, implemented by the Government of India (GoI). Although climate resilience is not the explicit goal of these, our analysis shows that the GoI has been spending 15% of the total expenditure for agriculture towards enhancing resilience on agriculture to climate change. This expenditure has been made through micro-irrigation, watershed development and conservation agriculture under National Food Security Mission (NFSM), National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), National Horticulture Mission (NHM), Rasthrya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), crop insurance, neem coated urea, and weather advisory systems. Moreover, the government of India is committed to invest Rs 838 billion towards development of climate smart agriculture in the coming five years. We can argue that the increase in public expenditure will also attract significant additional investments from farmers, private sectors and state governments. This large resource commitment by the central and state governments and the farmers of India will have a greater impact on agrarian economy and environment only if there is a greater convergence among different programmes and more farmers’ participation in these.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131411378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing export competitiveness of Indian groundnut","authors":"M. Meena, K. Khunt, H. N. Meena, H. T. Khorajiya","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2018.00039.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2018.00039.3","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines export competitiveness of Indian groundnut during the period 1996–97 to 2013–14 using PAM. Results shows that export of groundnut from India is highly competitive and has great potential in international market. The measured values of NPC, EPC and ESC have been less than unity throughout the period. DRCR also remains below unity pointing towards efficient utilisation of domestic resources in groundnut cultivation. Positive social profit all through the years reveals social welfare gain. Groundnut export is found generating resources to the Indian economy as the measured total policy transfer is negative.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"131 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122697919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technology adoption, its impact and determinants: the case of soybean in Madhya Pradesh","authors":"Purushottam Sharma, B. U. Dupare, Ramkesh . Patel","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2018.00045.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2018.00045.9","url":null,"abstract":"There has been a rapid growth in soybean production in India. Most of it came from area expansion and little from yield improvements. In this paper, we assess the adoption of improved soybean technologies, their effects on yield, and the factors determining their adoption. The findings show that adoption of improved technologies does improve crop yield and farm profit, but their adoption largely remains confined to economically well-off, better-informed, educated large farmers. This implies a need for strengthening linkages between research and extension systems for widespread adoption of improved technologies and cropping practices.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128344789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trade-offs between non-farm income and on-farm soil and water conservation investments of smallholder farmers in the semi-arid tropics of India","authors":"S. Nedumaran, Naveen P Singh","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00004.0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00004.0","url":null,"abstract":"This paper has examined the trade-off between non-farm income and on-farm soil and water conservation (SWC) investment by smallholder farmers in the semi-arid tropics (SAT) of India. A dynamic bio-economic simulation model has been used to assess the impact of improved off-farm employment opportunities on household welfare, land degradation and labour allocation for SWC activities. The simulation results has revealed that improved non-farm employment opportunities increase the household welfare but reduce the households’ incentives to deploy labour for soil and water conservation measures, leading to higher levels of soil erosion and rapid land degradation. The study has suggested that there is the need of other complementary policy interventions to protect the natural resource base because improvement in non farm income opportunities does not produce a win-win solution in the watershed in the SAT region.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116606981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estimating agricultural sustainability in Gujarat using sustainable livelihood security index","authors":"Mahima Ghabru, G. Devi, Ritambhara Singh","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00011.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00011.8","url":null,"abstract":"The paper has estimated agricultural sustainability in Gujarat by computing Sustainable Livelihood Security Index (SLSI) for 26 districts of the state using secondary data on various indicators under the ecology, economy and equity heads for the years 2001, 2011 and TE 2013–14. The study has found that in the year 2001, the district Surat (0.584) ranked first in SLSI, while Narmada (0.265) ranked the last. Later in the year 2011, Rajkot (0.589) ranked highest in SLSI, while Porbandar (0.257) ranked the lowest. During the TE 2013–14 too the districts Rajkot and Porbandar maintained their first and last ranks. The paper has suggested some measures for agricultural sustainability in the state in the years to come.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123949101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Rao, B. Raju, J. Samuel, Ravi Dupdal, P. Reddy, D. Reddy, E. Ravindranath, M. Rajeshwar, C. S. Rao
{"title":"Economic Analysis of Farming Systems","authors":"C. Rao, B. Raju, J. Samuel, Ravi Dupdal, P. Reddy, D. Reddy, E. Ravindranath, M. Rajeshwar, C. S. Rao","doi":"10.22004/ag.econ.263548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.263548","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"169 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125464264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Consumers’ Buying Behaviour towards Organic Food Products in Tamil Nadu","authors":"B. Krishnakumare, S. Niranjan","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00012.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00012.X","url":null,"abstract":"The study conducted in Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu state has investigated the consumers’ buying behaviour towards organic food products based on the data collected from 240 respondents (120 organic food consumers and 120 non-organic food consumers). The study has used chi-square test and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) for analysis. Besides looking into the awareness level, the study has found the association between demographic characters and awareness level about organic food products. The study has revealed that factors like gender, family income, education and occupational status differentiate consumers of organic and non-organic food products. Besides, psychological factors such as attitude, perception, belief and intention have shown positive results for the organic food consumers of Tirupur district.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"76 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121819447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Mandal, D. Burman, B. Bandyopadhyay, U. Mandal, S. K. Sarangi, K. K. Mahanta, B. Maji, D. Sharma, N. Maitra, T. K. Ghosal, A. Velmurugan, S. Ambast, P. K. Mani, B. Mandal, Pradip Patra, S. Patra, S. De
{"title":"Crop-Fish Integration through Land Shaping Models for Enhancing Farm Income under Eastern Coastal Region of India","authors":"S. Mandal, D. Burman, B. Bandyopadhyay, U. Mandal, S. K. Sarangi, K. K. Mahanta, B. Maji, D. Sharma, N. Maitra, T. K. Ghosal, A. Velmurugan, S. Ambast, P. K. Mani, B. Mandal, Pradip Patra, S. Patra, S. De","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2015.00021.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2015.00021.X","url":null,"abstract":"In the coastal region, farmers view their farming operation as a system in which crop and fisheries are integral parts. The paper has studied the impact of some land-shaping interventions implemented through crop-fish integration. The paper has found that these land shaping models — farm pond, paddy-cum-fish, deep-furrow & high ridge and broad bed & furrow system — have created the land suitable for growing multiple crops and rearing fish. Financial analysis of these land shaping models has indicated that investment on such interventions are financially viable (IRR, 36-48%; NPV, ` 0.97-3.67 lakhs; BCR, 1.20-1.58; and payback period, 1.41-2.13 years) and attractive proposition for the coastal region in Sundarbans and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. For out-scaling of these technologies on a wider scale, there is a need to address some socio-economic constraints and provide policy support. The proposition of crop-fish integration in agriculture through these land-shaping models has been found quite suitable for enhancing the income and employment in the costal region of India.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123727834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. K. Charyulu, Naveen P Singh, D. Shyam, C. Bantilan
{"title":"Development and Diffusion of Dryland Cereals in Semi-Arid Tropics of India — Role of Partnerships","authors":"D. K. Charyulu, Naveen P Singh, D. Shyam, C. Bantilan","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2014.00018.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2014.00018.4","url":null,"abstract":"In any crop improvement program, public and private partnerships are vital for development of improved cultivars and their dissemination to the target niche locations. This paper has provided information on the diffusion of dryland cereals (particularly sorghum and pearl millet) in India and has highlighted the role of partnerships in sustaining the crop improvement as well as improved cultivars’ adoption. Over the past two decades, the R&D in pearl millet and sorghum has become increasingly privatized, reflecting a general shift in India's agricultural research system from public sector dominated to private sector-driven seed development and distribution. The accomplishments of pearl millet and sorghum breeding are considered as the success stories in India, with a large number of high-yielding, disease-resistant hybrids and open-pollinated varieties very widely used by the Indian farmers. This was made possible because of strong partnerships and Consortium model introduced by ICRISAT. This kind of approaches lead to scientific innovations that create a vibrant and sustainable supply of new improved cultivars and their adaptation in the targeted regions very quickly.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129467032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. K. Srivastava, R. Srivastava, R. Sethi, Ashok Kumar, A. K. Nayak
{"title":"Accelerating Groundwater and Energy Use for Agricultural Growth in Odisha: Technological and Policy Issues","authors":"S. K. Srivastava, R. Srivastava, R. Sethi, Ashok Kumar, A. K. Nayak","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2014.00029.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2014.00029.9","url":null,"abstract":"The groundwater resources in Odisha, one of the eastern states of India, suffer from the dual problems of under-development and under-utilization of available irrigation potential. The present paper has unravelled the pattern of groundwater development and its utilization, has evaluated the prospects of energy regulation and has suggested technological and policy options for sustainable management of groundwater resources. About a quarter of the groundwater structures in Odisha are non-functional and these may be targeted on priority to improve the irrigation infrastructure. The cost of groundwater extraction in the hard rock region is 2–3 times more than in the coastal/alluvial region, depending on the type of wells and energy sources. The assured and quality electricity supply can accelerate groundwater utilization. A part of investment for such infrastructure can accrue from the reducing existing subsidy on power. The groundwater extraction cost with higher electricity tariff after removal of subsidy is lower than that incurred using diesel-operated pumps, even at the subsidized diesel price. There is ample opportunity to harness the potential of groundwater resources through suitable technological interventions and energy regulations for accelerated agricultural growth in Odisha.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129696348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}