The paper examines agricultural productivity growth since formation of united Andhra Pradesh in 1956 at district level by using Malmquist productivity indices. Overall, TFP growth in agriculture and allied activities in Telangana is 1.3 % per annum, 1.1% per annum in Coastal, while in...

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...

Although rapid economic growth in India has led to steady progress in reducing poverty, it is still much higher in rural areas given the low growth potential in rural and agricultural sectors. Governments expend a large portion of amount on welfare schemes because there is a high number of...

Andhra Pradesh (AP) is one of the largest states in India, with agriculture providing the major source of income for about 60 per cent of the population even though it contributes only 19 per cent state GDP. In the last 40 years, annual growth rate of agriculture is 2.88 per cent as against...