Farm income in India: myths and realities

By:

Narayanamoorthy, A

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford University Press 2021 New DelhiDescription: xxvi, 302 p.: ill. Includes bibliography and indexISBN:

9780190126131

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DDC classification:

338.130954 N2F2

Summary: The Green Revolution resulted in spectacular advancements in Indian agriculture. Having achieved food security for its citizens, the country has now become a net exporter of different agricultural commodities. But sadly, this does not reflect the real state of the Indian agricultural sector. In truth, our farmers are plagued by crop failures, poor income, and indebtedness. Such is their misery that they are of late driven to commit suicide. In this book, the author identifies poor returns from crop cultivation as the root cause of farmers’ problems. Using vast temporal and spatial data, the author explores further and attempts to address some very pertinent questions facing Indian agriculture today: What is the current trend in farm income? Are the returns from irrigated crops better than un-irrigated crops? Does increased productivity guarantee increase income? Has the agricultural price policy benefitted farmers? To what extent does rural infrastructure development help in increasing farm income? Has the rural employment guarantee scheme affected farm profitability? The answers will help us determine if we can double farm income by 2022–3, a target set by the present union government. https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780190126131.001.0001/oso-9780190126131

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Table of contents

1 Introduction
Part I Macro Analysis of Farm Income
2 Farm Income in India
3 Farm Income
Part II Price Policy and Farm Income
4 Has Agricultural Price Policy Benefitted Paddy Farmers?
5 Agricultural Market Access and Farm Income Nexus
Part III Profitability and Farm Income
6 Has MGNREGS Affected Farm Profitability?
7 Is Sugarcane Cultivation Profitable to Farmers?
8 Farm Profitability in Andhra Pradesh
Part IV Food Security, Procurement, and Farm Income
9 Crop Holiday and India’s New Food Security Worries
10 Procurement of Foodgrains and Farm Income Nexus
Part V Input Use, Infrastructure, and Farm Income
11 Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Output Nexus
12 Are Inputs Used Efficiently in Crop Cultivation?

The Green Revolution resulted in spectacular advancements in Indian agriculture. Having achieved food security for its citizens, the country has now become a net exporter of different agricultural commodities. But sadly, this does not reflect the real state of the Indian agricultural sector. In truth, our farmers are plagued by crop failures, poor income, and indebtedness. Such is their misery that they are of late driven to commit suicide. In this book, the author identifies poor returns from crop cultivation as the root cause of farmers’ problems. Using vast temporal and spatial data, the author explores further and attempts to address some very pertinent questions facing Indian agriculture today: What is the current trend in farm income? Are the returns from irrigated crops better than un-irrigated crops? Does increased productivity guarantee increase income? Has the agricultural price policy benefitted farmers? To what extent does rural infrastructure development help in increasing farm income? Has the rural employment guarantee scheme affected farm profitability? The answers will help us determine if we can double farm income by 2022–3, a target set by the present union government.

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