Food security and small landholders in South Asia

Raghbendra Jha

ASARC Working Papers from The Australian National University, Australia South Asia Research Centre

Abstract: This paper surveys the status of food security in the South Asian countries, particularly India. Particular attention has been paid to small landholders (those households owning less than 2 hectares of land). Using NSS data from 1993-94 and 2004-05 the paper shows that small landholders are an increasing proportion of i) total rural households, ii) rural households who are poor, and iii) rural households who are undernourished. The paper then singles out five disconnects in India’s recent economic performance as constituting the reason for this outcome. It advances some policy conclusions on how these disconnects can be addressed.

Keywords: small landholders; nutritional status; agriculture; economic growth; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I32 O1 Q18 R20 R28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37
Date: 2015
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