A Amarender Reddy
Biographic Data
| ID | 1139411 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Amarender Reddy |
| GIVEN NAMES | A Amarender |
| FAMILY NAME | Reddy |
| SIGNATURE | REDDY A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indian Agricultural Research Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0615-0520 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
(Wl-4203)-Raising Farmers’ Income Requires More Than MSP Guarantee
Indian farmers’ incomes are affected by various risks and uncertainties ranging from sourcing quality inputs and institutional credit to monsoon and weather aberrations to inadequate postharvest management and price uncertainties. As a result, assuring or raising farmers’ incomes has been a challenging task for policy makers over decades. Under such scenario, legal guarantee of agricultural prices at minimum support price (MSP) may addresses only…
Perspectives on Forest governance among the indigenous communities of India's Eastern Ghats
Forest plays a significant role in the rural economy. It contributes to food security and provides resources and enterprise opportunities for poor communities. By enabling sustainable local forestry enterprises, effective forest governance regimes have the potential to remove the barriers that prevent the forest from contributing to the livelihoods of poor people. At present, such opportunities seem remote, particularly for Indigenous communities…
Has India's Employment Guarantee Program Achieved Intended Targets
This paper explores the performance of the world's largest employment guarantee program, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India, both nationally and through a sub-national-level comparison based on key performance indicators viz. (i) financial indicators, (ii) physical performance indicators, and (iii) inclusiveness indicators. The paper is based on administrative data taken from the Ministry of Rural Development f…
Tribal and Non-Tribal Farmers’ Land Rights and Food Security Promotion in Telangana
This article examines and compares the status of land rights and their impacts on agricultural productivity, food security and well-being in a set of tribal and non-tribal villages in Telangana. Based on an intensive field survey, the research confirms that tribals without formal land rights remain largely unable to benefit from government support and access to private institutions in terms of getting credit and farm extension, whereas in non-tri…
The Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) on Rural Labor Markets and Agriculture
This article reviews the impact and effectiveness in implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) at state level as well as at village level with focus on inclusiveness, rural labor markets and agriculture. The paper finds that some states are more effective in implementation then others. The states which effectively integrated MGNREGA works with local planning gained much in terms of employment generatio…
Producer Organisations in Indian Agriculture
This article examines the role of producer organisations in improving service delivery to producers/farmers. It observes that access to technology and other farm advisory services for producers within a producer organisation or partner arrangement is much more effective than for non-partners. Perceptible changes occurred in terms of increase in net incomes for partners compared to non-partners, even though increases in yield were not always obser…
Role of Institutions and Support Systems in Promoting Organic Farming - A Case of Organic Producer Groups in India
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (Prime Minister People Money Scheme) created a record opening up of bank accounts in India in a very short span. The utility of the bank accounts is great for the financial inclusion and which was demonstrated across India in various ways. However, there are some concerns on the utilization of the bank accounts, as some studies pointing out the dormant bank accounts and overburden on the banking system with larg…
Competitiveness and technical efficiency
The Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) on Rural Labor Markets and Agriculture
This article reviews the impact and effectiveness in implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) at state level as well as at village level with focus on inclusiveness, rural labor markets and agriculture. The paper finds that some states are more effective in implementation then others. The states which effectively integrated MGNREGA works with local planning gained much in terms of employment generatio…
Has India's Employment Guarantee Program Achieved Intended Targets
This paper explores the performance of the world's largest employment guarantee program, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India, both nationally and through a sub-national-level comparison based on key performance indicators viz. (i) financial indicators, (ii) physical performance indicators, and (iii) inclusiveness indicators. The paper is based on administrative data taken from the Ministry of Rural Development f…
Perspectives on Forest governance among the indigenous communities of India's Eastern Ghats
Forest plays a significant role in the rural economy. It contributes to food security and provides resources and enterprise opportunities for poor communities. By enabling sustainable local forestry enterprises, effective forest governance regimes have the potential to remove the barriers that prevent the forest from contributing to the livelihoods of poor people. At present, such opportunities seem remote, particularly for Indigenous communities…
Tribal and Non-Tribal Farmers’ Land Rights and Food Security Promotion in Telangana
This article examines and compares the status of land rights and their impacts on agricultural productivity, food security and well-being in a set of tribal and non-tribal villages in Telangana. Based on an intensive field survey, the research confirms that tribals without formal land rights remain largely unable to benefit from government support and access to private institutions in terms of getting credit and farm extension, whereas in non-tri…
Competitiveness and technical efficiency
Role of Institutions and Support Systems in Promoting Organic Farming - A Case of Organic Producer Groups in India
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (Prime Minister People Money Scheme) created a record opening up of bank accounts in India in a very short span. The utility of the bank accounts is great for the financial inclusion and which was demonstrated across India in various ways. However, there are some concerns on the utilization of the bank accounts, as some studies pointing out the dormant bank accounts and overburden on the banking system with larg…
The Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) on Rural Labor Markets and Agriculture
This article reviews the impact and effectiveness in implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) at state level as well as at village level with focus on inclusiveness, rural labor markets and agriculture. The paper finds that some states are more effective in implementation then others. The states which effectively integrated MGNREGA works with local planning gained much in terms of employment generatio…
Producer Organisations in Indian Agriculture
This article examines the role of producer organisations in improving service delivery to producers/farmers. It observes that access to technology and other farm advisory services for producers within a producer organisation or partner arrangement is much more effective than for non-partners. Perceptible changes occurred in terms of increase in net incomes for partners compared to non-partners, even though increases in yield were not always obser…
Tribal and Non-Tribal Farmers’ Land Rights and Food Security Promotion in Telangana
This article examines and compares the status of land rights and their impacts on agricultural productivity, food security and well-being in a set of tribal and non-tribal villages in Telangana. Based on an intensive field survey, the research confirms that tribals without formal land rights remain largely unable to benefit from government support and access to private institutions in terms of getting credit and farm extension, whereas in non-tri…
Has India's Employment Guarantee Program Achieved Intended Targets
This paper explores the performance of the world's largest employment guarantee program, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in India, both nationally and through a sub-national-level comparison based on key performance indicators viz. (i) financial indicators, (ii) physical performance indicators, and (iii) inclusiveness indicators. The paper is based on administrative data taken from the Ministry of Rural Development f…
Perspectives on Forest governance among the indigenous communities of India's Eastern Ghats
Forest plays a significant role in the rural economy. It contributes to food security and provides resources and enterprise opportunities for poor communities. By enabling sustainable local forestry enterprises, effective forest governance regimes have the potential to remove the barriers that prevent the forest from contributing to the livelihoods of poor people. At present, such opportunities seem remote, particularly for Indigenous communities…
(Wl-4203)-Raising Farmers’ Income Requires More Than MSP Guarantee
Indian farmers’ incomes are affected by various risks and uncertainties ranging from sourcing quality inputs and institutional credit to monsoon and weather aberrations to inadequate postharvest management and price uncertainties. As a result, assuring or raising farmers’ incomes has been a challenging task for policy makers over decades. Under such scenario, legal guarantee of agricultural prices at minimum support price (MSP) may addresses only…
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