Andhra Pradesh is one of the largest state in India, with agriculture as a major source of income for about 60% of its population. In the last 50 years, the annual growth rate of agriculture has been 2.88%, which is far below the target growth of 4% per annum. Further, Andhra Pradesh is divided...

The extent of India’s regional disparities has been an issue since many decades, and this concern has been partly motivated by a desire to alleviate poverty (Datt and Ravallion, 1996). Agriculture remains an important feature of the economic, cultural and political landscape in India. Orissa...

There are about 585 Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) markets which were linked to Electronic National Agricultural Market (eNAM) in 14 states in India by 2018. There was a slow but definite increase in the adoption of eNAM by the stakeholders. There has been no detailed study so far...

Farmers in the rainfed regions of India have to routinely deal with risks from biotic and abiotic sources, that varies with the region and crop cultivated. An assessment of the risk sources and adaptation strategies is attempted in this paper using a total of 500 farmers combinedly from...

Over the last three decades there has been stagnation in agriculture in Orissa. During the period 1996 to 2003 the growth rate is negative in area, production and yield in major crops. The study estimated TFP growth of major crops in Orissa from 1971 to 2003 at state level. The study also...

The study used plot level data from 16 villages of semi-arid tropics of India for the crop year 2010 for analysis of the profitability and resource use among different cropping systems. It also examined the relationship between farm size and labour use. The study estimated production function to...

Following the advent of liberalisation policies, starting in the early 1990s among developing countries, there is evidence of growing regional disparities. Some theories predicted that resources will concentrate in a few growth poles around large cities and market forces will reinforce the...

The paper examined the impact of Minimum Support Price (MSP) in adoption of agricultural technology and increasing production and buffer stocks of cereals, pulses and oilseeds in India. The results indicate that the food policy should balance interest of farmers in enhancing their incomes and...

The agricultural productivity levels and variations in agricultural performance have been analysed across districts and regions in the state of Uttar Pradesh with the aim of identifying factors that affect land and labour productivity and in turn, rural poverty. The performance of agriculture in...