IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ags/ajaeau/22882.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Resource Productivity, Returns To Scale And Farm Size In Indian Agriculture: Some Recent Evidence

Author

Listed:
  • Srivastava, Uma K.
  • Nagadevara, Vishnuprasad
  • Heady, Earl O.

Abstract

A perceptible technological transformation has been under way in India during the last few years. The output of total foodgrains increased sharply between 1967-68 and 1970-71 over previous years. There is enough evidence to show that the technological change has resulted in an upward shift in production functions for major crops, especially for wheat.

Suggested Citation

  • Srivastava, Uma K. & Nagadevara, Vishnuprasad & Heady, Earl O., 1973. "Resource Productivity, Returns To Scale And Farm Size In Indian Agriculture: Some Recent Evidence," Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 17(1), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ajaeau:22882
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.22882
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/22882/files/17010043.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.22004/ag.econ.22882?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Saini, G.R., 1969. "Resource-Use Efficiency in Agriculture," Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, vol. 24(2), pages 1-20.
    2. Khusro, A.M., 1964. "Returns to Scale in Indian Agriculture," Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, vol. 19(3-4), pages 1-33.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Munir Ahmad & Sarfraz Khan Qureshi, 1999. "Recent Evidence on Farm Size and Land Productivity: Implications for Public Policy," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 38(4), pages 1135-1153.
    2. Clay, Daniel C. & Guizlo, Mark & Wallace, Sally, 1994. "Population And Land Degradation," Working Papers 11880, Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Training Project.
    3. C.S.C. Sekhar, 2021. "Price or income support to farmers? Policy options and implications," IEG Working Papers 420, Institute of Economic Growth.
    4. Suriagandhi, V., 2011. "A Micro Level Study: Supply Responsiveness of Banana and Demand Inputs – Profit Function Approach – Vadipatti Block, Madurai District," Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, vol. 66(4), pages 1-11.
    5. Sidhu, Surjit S., 1973. "Relative Efficiency In Wheat Production In The Indian Punjab," Staff Papers 13949, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    6. Bhatt, Mohammad Sultan & Bhat, Showkat Ahmad, 2014. "Technical Efficiency and Farm Size Productivity ― Micro Level Evidence from Jammu & Kashmir," International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics (IJFAEC), Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Department of Economics and Finance, vol. 2(4), pages 1-22, October.
    7. C. S. C. Sekhar & Namrata Thapa, 2023. "Rural market imperfections in India: Revisiting old debates with new evidence," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 41(5), September.
    8. Madeeha G. Qureshi & Sarfraz Khan Qureshi, 2004. "Impact of Changing Profile of Rural Land Market in Pakistan on Resource Allocation and Equity," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 43(4), pages 471-492.
    9. Shinu Varkey, 2023. "The Role of Prevailing Agrarian Relations in Lower Crop Productivity and Profitability: Evidence from Uttar Pradesh, India," Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, Centre for Agrarian Research and Education for South, vol. 12(4), pages 455-487, December.
    10. Ahmed, B. & Jobdi, M.S. & Olukosi, J.O., 2011. "Analysis of resource use efficiency in garlic production in Kano State, Nigeria," Nigerian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Nigerian Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 2(1).
    11. Van Zyl, Johan & Miller, Bill R. & Parker, Andrew, 1996. "Agrarian structure in Poland : the myth of large-farm superiority," Policy Research Working Paper Series 1596, The World Bank.
    12. Sarthak Gaurav & Srijit Mishra, 2011. "Size-class and returns to cultivation in India: A Cold case reopened," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2011-027, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
    13. C.S.C Sekhar & Namrata Thapa, 2021. "Agricultural Market Imperfections And Farm Profitability In India," IEG Working Papers 440, Institute of Economic Growth.
    14. Anríquez, Gustavo & Bonomi, Genny, 2007. "Long-term farming trends: an inquiry using agricultural censuses," ESA Working Papers 289039, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Agricultural Development Economics Division (ESA).

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Productivity Analysis;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ags:ajaeau:22882. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: AgEcon Search (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/aaresea.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.