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India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology

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  • Bhargava, Anil K.
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
  • International Food Policy Research Institute
  • International Livestock Research Institute
  • International Rice Research Institute
  • WorldFish

Abstract

This study shows that the program (i.e., MGNREGA) leads small and marginal farm owners to adopt labor-saving technologies that replace labor-intensive alternatives. In other words, MGNREGA decreases the threshold farm size associated with basic labor-saving technology use. In addition, MGNREGA’s focus on providing public water infrastructure appears to be decreasing the use of diesel and electric-powered water pumps. A focus on education and agricultural skill development may augment the chances that workers are prepared for a higher-productivity agricultural sector. Future data on long-run labor use, wages, output and technology adoption patterns will give much better insight into where MGNREGA villages end up in the long run.

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  • Bhargava, Anil K. & International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center & International Food Policy Research Institute & International Livestock Research Institute & International Rice Research Institute, 2014. "India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology," CSISA project notes 6, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:csispn:6
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    1. Loewe, Markus & Zintl, Tina & Fritzenkötter, Jörn & Gantner, Verena & Kaltenbach, Regina & Pohl, Lena, 2020. "Community effects of cash-for-work programmes in Jordan: Supporting social cohesion, more equitable gender roles and local economic development in contexts of flight and migration," IDOS Studies, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), volume 103, number 103, June.
    2. Chaurey, Ritam & Le, Duong Trung, 2022. "Infrastructure maintenance and rural economic activity: Evidence from India," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 214(C).

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