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Adoption of Resource Conservation Technologies in Indo-Gangetic Plains of India: Scouting for Profitability and Efficiency
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   N.P.; Singh,   R.P.; Kumar,   Ranjit; Vashist,   A.K.; Khan,   Farida; Varghese,   Nisha.
This study has evaluated the superiority of resource conservation technologies (RCTs) over conventional methods of cultivation and has identified the factors influencing adoption of these technologies. It has provided succinct evidences from four states — Bihar, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh — by comparing the adopters and non-adopters of RCTs in the rice-wheat cropping system of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. The study has highlighted superiority of RCTs over the conventional practices in terms of cost saving and efficient inputs-use. However, there is a need to internalize the RCTs in their totality by applying plans and strategies based on local dynamics. The study has suggested the need of policy formulations for dissemination and wider...
Tipo: Journal Article
Palavras-chave: Resource conservation technologies; Economic efficiency; DEA approach; RCTs; Indo-Gangetic Plains; Wheat; Rice; Agricultural and Food Policy; Q30; Q34; Q32.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/109410

Labour Migration in Indo-Gangetic Plains: Determinants and Impacts on Socio-economic Welfare
Provedor de dados: 31
Autores: Singh,   N.P.; Singh,   R.P.; Kumar,   Ranjit; Padaria,   R.N.; Singh,   Alka; Varghese,   Nisha.
In India, male out-migration from rural to urban areas has increased in recent years, especially in the Indo- Gangetic regions of the country. This indicates that most of the developed regions of India are utilizing labour force of backward areas. The paper has investigated on labour out-migration from the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to find its determinants and its impacts on farm economy. The analysis of determinants shown that the number of members in a family and their educational status have a positive impact on migration. As a result of male out-migration, the women left behind in the villages assume a major role in various farm activities resulting in the so-called ‘feminization of agriculture’. It has also empowered the female members of the...
Tipo: Article
Palavras-chave: Labour migration; Feminization of agriculture; Farm-women empowerment; Impact on farm socio-economy; Agricultural and Food Policy; J61; J23; J31.
Ano: 2011
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119396