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Revisiting Tenancy and Agricultural Productivity in Southern India: Insights from Longitudinal Household Surveys

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  • Deb, Uttam
  • Pramanik, Soumitra
  • Khan, Patan
  • Bantilan, Cynthia

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The study reconfirmed prevalence of reverse tenancy in dryland agriculture in Southern India in the recent years (2009-11) as was in the mid-seventies. Household level panel data collected from six villages by ICRISAT under its Village Level Studies (VLS) and Village Dynamics Studies (VDS) program were used. Area under tenancy has increased in the recent years, mostly in the form of share cropping. Panel Data Probit analysis revealed that likelihood of a household to be a tenant is positively linked with number of agricultural worker, bullock ownership and male-headed household. Land ownership, age and education of household head, and dependence on non-farm income had negative association. Crop yield and profitability were generally higher in owned land than that of land under tenancy. Reduction of reverse tenancy in dryland agriculture will require risk reducing technologies (drought-resistant varieties, supplementary irrigation) and availability of critical inputs (for example, bullock for intercultural operations).

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  • Deb, Uttam & Pramanik, Soumitra & Khan, Patan & Bantilan, Cynthia, 2015. "Revisiting Tenancy and Agricultural Productivity in Southern India: Insights from Longitudinal Household Surveys," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 211567, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.211567
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    1. Kavitha, K. & Soumitra, P. & Padmaja, R., 2016. "Understanding the Linkages between Crop Diversity and Household Dietary Diversity in the Semi-Arid Regions of India," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 29(Conferenc).
    2. Meenakshi Rajeev & Manojit Bhattacharjee & B P Vani, 2015. "Crop Insurance and Risk Mitigation: Experiences from India," ICDD Working Papers 15, University of Kassel, Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Social Sciences), Internatioanl Center for Development and Decent Work (ICDD).

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