Total Factor Productivity of Crop Sector in the Indo-Gangetic Plain of India: Sustainability issues revisited

Praduman Kumar, Anjani Kumar and Surabhi Mittal
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Praduman Kumar: Division of Agricultural Economics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi-110 012, India

Indian Economic Review, 2004, vol. 39, issue 1, 169-201

Abstract: The paper analyses the total factor productivity (TFP) of crop sector at the district/region levels and identifies the sources of TFP growth in the Indo-Gangetic Plain. The study concludes that TFP growth is decelerating and large areas under crops in a number of districts are showing clear signs of un-sustainability. Research, extension, education, infrastructure (roads, electrification, educational institutions, health facilities, banking, etc.) have been the major sources of TFP growth in the IGP. Preventing a fall in water table will enhance TFP.

Keywords: TFP; Indo-Gangetic Plain; Crop Sector; Sustainability; Policy Implications. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q16 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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