Modeling the effect of agricultural inputs on the spatial variation of agricultural efficiency in West Bengal, India

Halder, Jadab Chandra

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“…Alipurduar has warm and humid climate with temperature varying from 38 0 C in summer to 6 0 C in winter with average rainfall of 350cms. Topography of this district has a mixed hilly area and undulates a vast plain and the nature of soil varies from alluvial to sandy and hard black clayey [28]. On the other hand, Coochbehar has a flat topography with a slight southeastern slope and is dominated by fine loamy and coarse loamy soil.…”

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Irrigation-based agricultural intensification and future groundwater potentiality: experience of Indian states

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While access to assured irrigation is a prerequisite for sustainable agricultural intensification, increasing use of groundwater for the same and decreasing areas under surface irrigation are expected to cause considerable hydro-ecological imbalance and hence serious concerns for sustainability. Importantly, the extent, nature, efficiency and impact of irrigation vary across regions depending on the geophysical and agro-climatic conditions, farming practices and socioeconomic setup. Nevertheless, it is suggested that appropriate crop diversification coupled with necessary policy and institutional supports can potentially reduce pressure on groundwater and make intensification in agriculture sustainable. Given this backdrop, this paper examines impact of irrigation and crop diversification on agricultural intensification and its implications for future groundwater dynamics in major Indian states. Using secondary data and applying panel data regression techniques for the period 1990–1991 to 2014–2015, the paper finds that both greater irrigation facilities and diversified crop basket increase cropping intensity. Similarly, use of more chemical fertilizers and higher yield also influence cropping intensity positively. However, rainfall variations and share of GSDP in agriculture have no significant impact. Based on the literature review and the above findings as well as using the insights from the informal interactions and random discussion carried out with the farmers and others stakeholders (e.g., researchers, community workers, extension service providers, NGO, etc.), the fuzzy cognitive models show that future policies and institutions should focus on improvement in agricultural systems and promoting surface irrigation. Besides, conservation and harvesting of rainwater, efficient functioning of the user groups, judicious use of chemical fertilizers and emphasis on cultivation of less water-intensive crops would also be crucial in this regard.

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“…The research on agricultural ecological efficiency has achieved rich results. Scholars have measured the agriculture ecological efficiency in various regions and provided references for the development of these regions, such as North America (KONEFAL et al, 2019), South America (ROSANO PEÑA et al, 2018), Europe (AGITA GANCONE et al , 2017;BENEDETTA COLUCCIA et al, 2020), Asia (HALDER, 2019;LIU, 2020), Africa (NSIAH & FAYISSA, 2019). Scholars have also conducted in-depth studies on China's agricultural ecological efficiency.…”

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Impact of urbanization on agricultural ecological efficiency: evidence from China

Chen

Shang

2023

Cienc. Rural

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Agricultural ecological efficiency is of great value to the government’s agricultural policy formulation. Research on the factors affecting agricultural ecological efficiency can provide support for the formation of countermeasures to improve agricultural ecological efficiency. Existing research has not conducted an in-depth analysis of the impact of urbanization on agricultural ecological efficiency, and there is a lack of relevant research on the impact of urbanization on agricultural ecological efficiency. This article is based on the data of 30 provinces and cities in China from 2009 to 2018, using the SBM model that considers undesired output, entropy method, Tobit model and other models and methods to measure agricultural ecological efficiency and urbanization comprehensive index, and analyze the impact of urbanization comprehensive index and urbanization indicators on agricultural ecological efficiency. The research results are as follows: 1) The overall agricultural ecological efficiency in China’s 30 provinces and cities has been increasing from 2009 to 2018. The eastern region has the highest agricultural ecological efficiency, followed by the western region, and the central and northeastern regions have relatively low values; 2) The comprehensive urbanization index of China’s 30 provinces and cities continued to grow from 2009 to 2018.The level of urbanization in the eastern region is the highest, in the central region has increased rapidly from 2009 to 2018, and in the western and northeastern regions is relatively low; 3) The overall increase in urbanization can promote the improvement of agricultural ecological efficiency. The impact of specific urbanization indicators on agricultural ecological efficiency is complex. Therefore, discussing the impact of urbanization on agricultural ecological efficiency cannot be considered from a single aspect, but should be analyzed from multiple perspectives.

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Changing crop concentration and agricultural efficiency: A study in West Bengal, India

Biswas

2020

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Modeling the effect of agricultural inputs on the spatial variation of agricultural efficiency in West Bengal, India

Cited by 13 publications

References 5 publications

Irrigation-based agricultural intensification and future groundwater potentiality: experience of Indian states

Irrigation-based agricultural intensification and future groundwater potentiality: experience of Indian states

Impact of urbanization on agricultural ecological efficiency: evidence from China

Changing crop concentration and agricultural efficiency: A study in West Bengal, India

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