Agricultural Technology for Increasing Competitiveness of Small Holders

Pingali, Prabhu; Aiyar, Anaka; Abraham, Mathew; Rahman, Andaleeb

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“…Technological change is useful to increase sustainable farming, rural upliftment, and livelihood security and farmer's empowerment (Abdullahi, Mahieddine, & Sheriff, 2015;Chakrabarti et al, 2002;Deb, Mandal, & Dey, 1991;Gebeyehu, 2016;Joshi, 2012;Kapur, 2018;Mittal & Tripathi, 2009;Pingali, Aiyar, Abraham, & Rahman, 2019). Discovery of plant biotechnology and Bt cotton are the fruit of technological change and agricultural innovation in India.…”

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Impact of Technological Change on Growth and Agricultural Sector in Gujarat State of India: A Time-Series Data Study

Ashraf

Singh

2021

5008

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This study assessed the growth rate of commercial and food-grain crops due to technological change in Gujarat. Growth rate model was employed to examine the growth rate of area sown, production and yield of crops. Subsequently, impact of technological change, and other inputs on yield of individual crop was estimated using a Cobb-Douglas production function model. Time trend factor was used as a proxy variable to capture the impact of technological change, and other inputs (i.e., area sown, irrigated area, application of fertilizer, agricultural labors, rural literate population and annual actual rainfall) on yield of crops. Growth rate of cropped area, production and yield of cotton, sugarcane, castor, potato, rice, arhar, maize, gram and wheat crops were seemed positive in Gujarat. Yield of cotton, sugarcane, castor, rice, arhar, maize, bajra, gram, wheat, jowar ragi, potato, groundnut, sesamum, rapeseed&mustard and soyabeans crops was positively associated with time trend factors. Furthermore, the regression coefficient of time trend factor with yield of cotton, tobacco, potato, groundnut, sesamum, rapeseed & mustard, rice, arhar, maize, bajra, gram, wheat, jowar and ragi was reported positive and statistically significant. Hence, the estimates shows that yield of aforesaid crops were improved due to application of technological change in agricultural sector in Gujarat. Several practical policy suggestions are given to increase the use of technology in agricultural sector to improve the growth of major food-grain and commercial crops.

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Impact of Technological Change on Growth and Agricultural Sector in Gujarat State of India: A Time-Series Data Study

Ashraf

Singh

2021

5008

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“…Wealthier households with higher asset index values are hypothesized to use more fertilizer (Omamo et al 2002 ; Waithaka et al 2007 ). By alleviating cash constraints, access to off-farm income and remittances was also hypothesized to facilitate the use of fertilizer (Pingali et al 2019 ).…”

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“…Based on the theoretical framework and the previous literature on technology adoption, we included explanatory variables in the empirical analysis (Aryal et al 2018b;Aryal et al 2018c;Pingali et al 2019;Takeshima et al 2016;Ward et al 2019). Description of explanatory variables and hypotheses about their effects is summarized below.…”

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Factors affecting farmers’ use of organic and inorganic fertilizers in South Asia

Aryal

Sapkota

Krupnik

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Fertilizer, though one of the most essential inputs for increasing agricultural production, is a leading cause of nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture, contributing significantly to global warming. Therefore, understanding factors affecting farmers’ use of fertilizers is crucial to develop strategies to improve its efficient use and to minimize its negative impacts. Using data from 2528 households across the Indo-Gangetic Plains in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, this study examines the factors affecting farmers’ use of organic and inorganic fertilizers for the two most important cereal crops – rice and wheat. Together, these crops provide the bulk of calories consumed in the region. As nitrogen (N) fertilizer is the major source of global warming and other environmental effects, we also examine the factors contributing to its overuse. We applied multiple regression models to understand the factors influencing the use of inorganic fertilizer, Heckman models to understand the likelihood and intensity of organic fertilizer (manure) use, and a probit model to examine the over-use of N fertilizer. Our results indicate that various socio-economic and geographical factors influence the use of organic and inorganic fertilizers in rice and wheat. Across the study sites, N fertilizer over-use is the highest in Haryana (India) and the lowest in Nepal. Across all locations, farmers reported a decline in manure application, concomitant with a lack of awareness of the principles of appropriate fertilizer management that can limit environmental externalities. Educational programs highlighting measures to improving nutrient-use-efficiency and reducing the negative externalities of N fertilizer over-use are proposed to address these problems.

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“…Based on the theoretical framework and the previous literature on technology adoption, we included explanatory variables in the empirical analysis (Takeshima et al, 2016;Aryal et al, 2018b;Aryal et al, 2018c;Pingali et al, 2019;Ward et al, 2019). A description of explanatory variables and hypotheses about their effects can be found below.…”

Section: Explanatory Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Wealthier households with higher index values are hypothesized to be more likely to use more fertilizer (Omamo et al, 2002;Waithaka et al, 2007). By alleviating cash constraints, access to off-farm income and remittances was also hypothesized to facilitate the use of fertilizer (Pingali et al, 2019).…”

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Factors Affecting Farmers’ Use of Inorganic Fertilizers and Manure in South Asia

Aryal

Sapkota

Krupnik

et al. 2021

Preprint

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Fertilizer, though one of the most essential inputs for increasing agricultural production, is a leading cause of nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture, contributing significantly to global warming. Therefore, understanding factors affecting farmers’ use of fertilizers is crucial to develop strategies to improve its efficient use and to minimize its negative impacts. Using data from 2,558 households across the Indo-Gangetic Plains in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, this study examines the factors affecting farmers’ use of organic and inorganic fertilizers for the two most important cereal crops – rice and wheat. Together, these crops provide the bulk of calories consumed in the region. As nitrogen (N) fertilizer is the major source of global warming and other environmental effects, we also examine the factors contributing to its overuse. We applied multiple regression models to understand the factors influencing the use of inorganic fertilizer, Heckman models to understand the likelihood and intensity of manure use, and a probit model to examine the over-use of N fertilizer. Our results indicate that various socio-economic and geographical factors influence the use of inorganic fertilizer in rice and wheat. Across the study sites, N fertilizer over-use is the highest in Haryana (India) and the lowest in Nepal. Across all locations farmers reported a decline in manure application, concomitant with a lack of awareness of the principles of appropriate fertilizer management that can limit environmental externalities. Educational programs highlighting measures to improving nutrient-use-efficiency and reducing the negative externalities of N fertilizer over-use are proposed to address these problems.

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Agricultural Technology for Increasing Competitiveness of Small Holders

Cited by 12 publications

References 49 publications

Impact of Technological Change on Growth and Agricultural Sector in Gujarat State of India: A Time-Series Data Study

Impact of Technological Change on Growth and Agricultural Sector in Gujarat State of India: A Time-Series Data Study

Factors affecting farmers’ use of organic and inorganic fertilizers in South Asia

Factors Affecting Farmers’ Use of Inorganic Fertilizers and Manure in South Asia

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