The study has analysed changes in climate variables, viz.temperature and rainfall during the period 1969-2005 assessed their impact on yields of important food crops.A significant rise was observed mean monthly temperature, but more so post-rainy season.The rainfall, however, were not as significant.While an increase maximum temperature found to have adverse effect crop yields, a similar minimum had favourable most crops, it sufficient fully compensate damages caused by...

Abstract Using a nationally representative sample of farm households from India, this paper examines the impact use information on net incomes. Employing methodologies that mitigate potential biases in estimation impact, empirical results show farmers who realize over 12% higher returns per hectare. The also establishes pecking order access to information. Small and those at bottom social hierarchy (based caste) have fewer sources, they depend more informal networks input dealers for their...

This paper has examined farm households' access to different income-generating activities, and their impact on income distribution using data from a nationally representative large-scale survey.The analysis shown that, as against the common perception of agriculture being dominant source for households, these households earn close half non-farm activities.The nonfarm is more important at lower end land distribution.The poor diversify towards low-paid, low-return activities.Small...

Indian agriculture was transforming from a cereal-based production system toward high-value crops (HVC) during the 1990s. However, food security concerns resurfaced first decade of 21st century, and policy environment tilted in favor systems, especially rice wheat. This paper revisits an earlier study to evaluate how shift influences patterns sources agricultural growth India assesses their implications for regional priorities higher, more sustainable, inclusive growth. The found that...

ABSTRACT This paper studies identification and estimation of the average treatment effect a latent treated subpopulation in difference‐in‐difference designs when observed is differentially (or endogenously) mismeasured for truth. Common examples include misreporting mistargeting. We propose two‐step estimator that corrects empirically common phenomenon one‐sided misclassification status. The solution uses single exclusion restriction embedded partial observability probit to point identify...

We study the welfare impacts of illness shocks on rural agricultural households in semi-arid tropical and humid eastern regions India. These are characterized by rainfed agriculture, missing markets for credit insurance, limited access to publicly funded healthcare infrastructure. find that increase households' medical expenditures reduce wage income. However, aggregate non-medical, food, non-food consumption insensitive shocks. Disaggregating age gender household members, we observe male...

Using district-level panel data, this paper has assessed sensitivity of Indian agriculture to climate change. Results show that a rise in temperature would reduce agricultural productivity, while rainfall unless it is excess, will tend counterbalance harmful effects temperature. Irrigation an important adaptation strategy warmer climate. Predictions suggest by end century, significant change may productivity 25 per cent. Agriculture arid and semi-arid regions more sensitive change, be...

Using a panel of state-level data for the period 1970–2018 this paper assesses impacts climatic hazards, viz., droughts, floods, heat-waves and cold-waves, on agricultural growth in India, also evaluates potential few important adaptation measures mitigating their negative effects. The findings reveal that hazards negatively impact growth, but different it differently. Droughts have larger effects, these effects are stronger poor pre-dominantly agrarian states. Nonetheless, demonstrate can...

Abstract Most of the empirical literature assessing impacts climate change on agriculture has modeled crop yields as a function levels or deviations in growing‐period rainfall. However, an aspect that received little attention relates to relationship between timing monsoon rains and yields. Using pan‐India district‐level panel dataset for 50 years, this article investigates two interrelated issues critical understanding weather‐induced agricultural risks their management. It first examines...

Using data from a nationally representative farm survey in I ndia, we have analyzed ndian farmers' stated preference for farming as profession. Findings show that more than 40% of farmers dislike profession because low profits, high risk, and lack social status, yet they continue with it owing to opportunities outside agriculture. Farmers who express moving out agriculture are mostly those small landholdings, poor irrigation facilities, fewer productive assets including livestock, follow...

This paper has assessed variation in the exposure and vulnerability of crops to production risks such as droughts, floods pests; subsequently trade-off between risk returns farmers' choice crops.Findings show that, at any point time, about one-third farm households are exposed suffer a loss 12% their potential returns.Drought accounts for 47% total loss, followed by insect-pests (27%) (20%).There is considerable drought risk, but not much flood pest risks.The low-risk crops, mainly staple...

In developing countries where medical infrastructure, service delivery systems, and the markets for health insurance are underdeveloped, one important mechanism to cope with consequences of shocks is intra-household substitution labor. This paper studies impact short-term illness on labor supply wage earnings prime-aged individuals using data from agricultural households in India. It also documents compensating responses other non-ill members household. We find that an shock reduces...

Purpose The main aim of this paper is to assess the relevance caste-based social networks in dissemination technologies and innovations Indian agriculture. Design/methodology/approach Using unit-level data from a large-scale farm survey, constructs multidimensional index encompassing households' castes information sources within administrative boundaries district subsequently assesses its association with adoption modern seeds staple food crops. Findings There strong effect on different...