A Stagnant Agriculture in Kerala: The Role of the State

Lekshmi R Nair () and D Dhanuraj

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Abstract: The paper shows that disincentives generated by the successive governments in Kerala through imposing artificial barriers on the freedom of farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs resulted in the collapse of agriculture in the state. [CPPR article].

Keywords: incentives; governments; agriculture; state; Kerala; barriers; agricultural entrepreneurs; land reforms; land; markets; production; farmers; agricultural labour; mechanisation; farmers; pricing mechanisms; cooperative societies; credit delivery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-11
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