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Drivers Of Agricultural Diversification In India, Haryana, And The Greenbelt Farms Of India, Amarnath Tripathi, Brajesh Jha
Drivers Of Agricultural Diversification In India, Haryana, And The Greenbelt Farms Of India, Amarnath Tripathi, Brajesh Jha
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The present study discusses factors responsible for agricultural diversification at different levels: country (India), state (Haryana) and farms of Kurukshetra district in Haryana. The study regressed alternate measures of diversification namely, the Simpson index and concentration of non-food crops, on several possible factors such as income, land distribution, irrigation intensity, institutional credit, road density, urbanization and market penetration. The regression analysis suggests that increased road density, urbanization encourages commercialization of agriculture and with commercialization, farms in a region are increasingly specialized under certain crops and crop-groups as per the resource, infrastructure and institutions of the region.
Agricultural Development In India Since Independence: A Study On Progress, Performance, And Determinants, Amarnath Tripathi, Anubhuti Ranjan Prasad
Agricultural Development In India Since Independence: A Study On Progress, Performance, And Determinants, Amarnath Tripathi, Anubhuti Ranjan Prasad
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Considering the importance of agriculture for overall economic development, the present paper evaluates performance and progress of Indian Agriculture since Independence. In addition, the paper also analyzes sources of agricultural growth, Instability in Indian Agriculture and determinants of agricultural production. We use the decomposition test to analyze sources of agricultural growth and the production function approach to analyze determinants of agricultural production over the period 1950/51 through 2005/06 while use Cuddy-De-Vella Index for examine instability in Indian agriculture. The study indicates that there is scope to increase both net sown area and gross sown area. The decomposition analysis indicates that …