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Economics of Technical Change in Wheat Production in the Indian Punjab

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A quantitative assessment of the "green revolution" associated with Mexican varieties of wheat in the Indian Punjab is attempted as alternative to the usual impressionistic assessments. Results indicate that the technical change has been cost-saving and has not been strongly biased in either a labor-saving or a capital-saving direction. Wheat production experienced a favorable cost curve shift on the order of about 16 percent. Input demands per acre increased by about 25 percent. Increased capitalized land values lead to inferences about income distribution and constitute a source for reinvestments designed to maintain the momentum of the "green revolution."

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  • Surjit S. Sidhu, 1974. "Economics of Technical Change in Wheat Production in the Indian Punjab," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 56(2), pages 217-226.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:56:y:1974:i:2:p:217-226.
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    1. Gafsi, Salem & Roe, Terry, 1979. "Adoption of Unlike High-yielding Wheat Varieties in Tunisia," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 28(1), pages 119-133, October.
    2. 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.
    3. Bagi, Faqir Singh, 1987. "Farm-Level Technical Efficiencies Of Individual Crops," 1987 Annual Meeting, August 2-5, East Lansing, Michigan 270110, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    4. Dalrymple, Dana G., 1975. "Measuring the Green Revolution: The Impact of Research on Wheat and Rice Production," Foreign Agricultural Economic Report (FAER) 145967, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    5. Nimoh, F. & Asuming-Brempong, S., 2012. "Resource Use Efficiency for Cowpea Production in Akatsi District of Ghana," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, Asian Economic and Social Society (AESS), vol. 2(01), pages 1-8, March.
    6. Prahladachar, M., 1982. "Income Distribution Effects of Green Revolution in India: A Review of Empirical Evidences," Bulletins 8438, University of Minnesota, Economic Development Center.
    7. Bagi, Faqir Singh, 1985. "Estimation Of Economic And Allocative Efficiencies Relative To Stochastic Frontier Profit Function," 1985 Annual Meeting, August 4-7, Ames, Iowa 278504, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    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.

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