{"title":"Socio-economic Impact of Watershed Development in Kanpur","authors":"Govind Babu, R. Singh, Baburam Singh","doi":"10.22004/AG.ECON.265895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22004/AG.ECON.265895","url":null,"abstract":"The socio-economic impact of a watershed project in Kanpur Dehat district of Uttar Pradesh has been evaluated in a ‘before and after’ framework. The implementation of the project has facilitated area expansion during the post-rainy season, which was fallow before initiation of the project. The productivity of most of the crops has also increased. Besides, the project could arrest degradation of the land, which was very severe in the command area and was acting as a limitation in improving the crop productivity. Livestock population has also increased considerably. These improvements in the agricultural activity have led to an increase in the on-farm employment opportunities for the farmers of the area. Smallholders have been benefited the most from the project.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2004-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131853913","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":"Is Growth in Agriculture Propelled by its Allied Sectors in North-East India?","authors":"K. Viswanathan","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2015.00023.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2015.00023.3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116939784","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":"A Novel Adoption Index of Selected Agricultural Technologies: Linkages with Infrastructure and Productivity","authors":"Rajani Jain, Alka Arora, S. Raju","doi":"10.22004/AG.ECON.57386","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22004/AG.ECON.57386","url":null,"abstract":"Variations in agricultural productivity in different states across the country are mainly due to large differences in the level of adoption of selected agricultural technologies and the underlying determinants of adoption of these technologies. Agricultural technologies selected in this paper include high-yielding varieties of seeds, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, use of machinery, etc. The pattern of adoption has been examined across the country based on the 54th round of NSSO dataset. The quantification of adoption has been carried out for each state in the form of a novel ‘adoption index’. The relation between adoption index and status of the infrastructure in the corresponding state has been examined. The strong correlation between adoption index and composite index of infrastructure and development has emphasized the need for improving infrastructure to increase adoption of improved agricultural technologies, which would increase the value of per hectare crop productivity. The functional analysis has revealed that infrastructures like electricity, irrigation, credit and extension organizations positively influence the adoption of the improved technologies. The study has suggested that there is a need to formulate policies which would help increase the availability of electricity, irrigation and institutional credit and improve the access to the extension organizations for the adoption of improved agricultural technologies and enhancement in productivity.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117117576","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":"Improved Farm Technology Adoption and its Role in Doubling Farmers’ Income: A Case of Dry Zones in Karnataka","authors":"V. Kiresur, M. R. Nayak, G. M. Gaddi, K. Khyadagi","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00036.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2017.00036.2","url":null,"abstract":"The study has estimated the adoption of improved dry farming technologies, identified the factors governing their adoption and assessed the socio-economic impact owing to their adoption, including enhancement in farm incomes. The study is largely based on the primary data collected from a sample of 500 farm households spread across 50 villages chosen from 25 talukas in all the five dry zones of Karnataka. Technology Adoption Index (TAI), multiple regression model and descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. The TAI was found highest in the Improved Livestock Management Practices (ILMP), followed by Improved Crop Production Technologies (ICPT), Improved Energy Management Systems (IEMS) and Improved Soil and Water Conservation Technologies (ISWCT), and was least in Improved Land Use Systems (ILUS). Due to adoption of improved dry land technologies, across all dry zones, the average increase was 21.37 per cent in resource-use efficiency, 22.75 per cent in profitability, 14.96 per cent in standard of living, 13.50 per cent in women's participation and 8.19 per cent in reduction of women's drudgery. Given the technology adoption levels much below the desired levels, the extension gap (Yield Gap-II) needs to be more focussed than research gap (Yield Gap-I) in the next 4–5 years. To achieve “doubling of farmers’ income by 2022\", a multi-pronged approach needs to be adopted by all concerned in a consistent and planned manner, since the contributions to double the farm incomes come not only from technological innovations, but also significantly from institutional support, infrastructural facilitation and policy intervention.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127283112","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":"Reducing the buyer-seller information asymmetry in agricultural inputs markets in India","authors":"Sanjeev Kapoor, Niraj Kumar","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2021.00005.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2021.00005.7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127418685","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}
M. H. Wani, Huma Sehar, R. Paul, A. Kuruvila, Ishfaq Hussain
{"title":"Supply Response of Horticultural Crops: The Case of Apple and Pear in Jammu & Kashmir","authors":"M. H. Wani, Huma Sehar, R. Paul, A. Kuruvila, Ishfaq Hussain","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2015.00006.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2015.00006.3","url":null,"abstract":"The apple and pear have a significant place in the horticulture sector of Jammu & Kashmir. The planted areas have been expanding quiet significantly since 1990s. Advanced technologies for these crops have been rationalized and adopted by the growers; however, seasonal and annual variations of the fruit supplies continue to characterize prices at both wholesale and consumption levels. In this study, Nerlovian model has been used to estimate supply response, Engle- Granger test and Vector Error Correction Model have been used to estimate the long-run and short-run dynamics. The study has revealed that the price of apple has more variation compared to price of pear. The existence of correlation between the prices of apple and pear suggests that there exist both long-run and short-run relationships between the prices of these commodities. The results have exhibited a high value of R2 (95%) and estimated own price elasticities of 0.32 and 0.33 in apple and 0.03 and 0.28 in pear, respectively in short- and long-run. The results have further revealed that the price of pear has a positive and significant impact on price of apple, as demonstrated by their respective coefficients. The study has concluded that if price of apple increases, people can opt for pear which has turned out to be an alternative crop.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127477923","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 the economic impacts of farmer producer organizations: a case study in Gujarat, India","authors":"Gurpreet Singh, K. Vatta","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2019.00023.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2019.00023.5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"148 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123195064","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":"Reforming and transforming Indian agriculture: Key challenges and pathways§","authors":"T. Haque","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2021.00001.x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2021.00001.x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125504075","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":"Technical Efficiency of Fish Farms in West Bengal: Nature, Extent and Implications","authors":"Jaydev Misra, S. Misra","doi":"10.5958/0974-0279.2014.00026.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2014.00026.3","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, undertaken in West Bengal, the concept of meta-frontier data envelopment analysis (DEA) has been carried out to examine whether there is any systematic difference in the technical efficiency (TE) of fish farms of different size-classes categorized on various socio-economic conditions. Efforts have also been made to identify the influence of those characteristics on TE score using regression analysis. The study has revealed that the overall mean TE is 62.8 per cent, which indicates that on average, the realized fish output can be raised by 37 per cent in the state with the existing technology and resources. Wide variations in TE scores have been found when farms were categorized on the basis of size, region, ownership pattern or proprietorship. The farm experience, ownership and sole proprietorship are the most important determinants of TE. However, pond size and education have not depicted any significant relationship with TE. In order to improve the efficiency of fish culture, location-specific development strategies, long-term leasing policies, and participatory extension support should be adopted in West Bengal.","PeriodicalId":441823,"journal":{"name":"Agricultural Economics Research Review","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114923872","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}