Trends in Agricultural Incomes
An Analysis at the Select Crop and State Levels inIndia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2285484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elumalai Kannan (0000-0003-1789-4592, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) Nagarabhavi Bangalore 560 072 India, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 201-219 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Agrarian Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-0358 • E-ISSN: 1471-0366 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/joac.12068 |
| OpenAlex | W1807941760 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 14 |
India's agricultural sector is at a crossroads, facing challenges of stagnation in crop yields, non-remunerative prices, falling crop incomes and tardy responses from public service systems. There are reports of peasant suicides due to non-profitability of farming. However, scant empirical evidence is available on changes in real income and wages in the Indian agricultural sector. The present study uses data from theNationalAccountsStatistics and Cost of Cultivation Surveys to analyse the changes in real income and discusses the underlying reasons. The study reveals that the purchasing power of farmers has remained low and has worsened over recent years. The value of crop output has increased, but a disproportionate rise in input costs has resulted in a fall in crop incomes in several states, with the agriculturally developed Punjab being an exception. Interestingly, real wage rates for agricultural labour have shown an increasing trend, indicating improvement in the welfare of labour
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Crop · Economics · Geography · Labour economics · Peasant · Profitability index · Purchasing power · Value (mathematics · Wage · Agricultural Economics and Practices · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agricultural risk and resilience
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2022 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |