Who are the entrepreneurs? A case for accelerated service economy for agricultural machinery in Odisha

Vartika Singh, Patrick Ward (), Shweta Gupta, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center and International Rice Research Institute

No 10, CSISA project notes from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: In this note, we discuss the traits of machine owners that are associated with entrepreneurial behavior and ways in which information about these traits could be used to improve the targeting of mechanization subsidies to better foster the emergence of custom-hire services for farm machinery in Odisha.

Keywords: intensive farming; efficiency; rural development strategies; service industry; public investment; entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship; farmers; farm equipment; agricultural mechanization; subsidies; India; Southern Asia; Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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