Spatial Characteristics of Long-term Changes in Indian Agricultural Production: District-Level Analysis, 1965-2007

Takashi Kurosaki and Kazuya Wada

No 60, PRIMCED Discussion Paper Series from Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University

Abstract: In this paper, we comprehensively describe spatial patterns of long-term changes in Indian agriculture at the district level. Variables of concern include the land use intensity, the ratio of rice and wheat in areas under foodgrains, the ratio of non-foodgrains in gross cultivated area, the fertilizer use intensity, and individual crop shares in gross cultivated areas. As a byproduct of the descriptive analysis, we propose a new regional classification of Indian districts based on their similarity in rainfall, the initial cropping and land-use patterns, and the initial condition and changes in irrigation. The proposed classification has a reasonable explanatory power in describing the spatial patterns of long-term changes at the district level.

Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2015-01
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