Migration and technological change in agriculture: results of a case study in the green revolution belt of India

A. S. Oberai and H. K. Manmohan Singh

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on relationships between rural migration, technological change and agricultural production, presenting a case study of the green revolution belt in India - based on a survey, examines adoption of capital intensive technology, high crop yield seeds, improved cultivation techniques and fertilizers, and considers agricultural employment, agricultural income, labour productivity and land utilization, and discusses agricultural policy implications. Diagram, references and statistical tables.

Keywords: rural migration; technological change; agricultural production; green revolution; survey.; capital intensive; technology.; crop yield; seed; cultivation technique; fertilizer; agricultural employment; agricultural income; labour productivity; land utilization.; agricultural policy; statistical table; migration rurale; changement technologique; production agricole; révolution verte; enquête; forte intensité de capital; technologie; rendement des cultures; graine; technique de culture; engrais; emploi agricole; revenu agricole; productivité du travail; utilisation des terres; politique agricole; tableau statistique; migración rural; cambio tecnológico; producción agrícola; revolución verde; encuesta; alto coeficiente de capital; tecnología; rendimiento de la cosecha; semilla; técnica de cultivo; abono; empleo agrícola; ingreso agrícola; productividad del trabajo; utilización de la tierra; política agraria; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 55 P. pages
Date: 1981
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-21, Population and Labour Policies Programme

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