The interaction of credit and uncertainty in Determining resource allocation and Incomes on small farms, Surat district, India

Schluter, M.G.G. (1974) The interaction of credit and uncertainty in Determining resource allocation and Incomes on small farms, Surat district, India. Working Paper. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

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Abstract

The problems of small farmers are receiving increasing attention in a policy context in India for two reasons.1 They contribute a significant proportion of agricultural production and marketed surplus, so that a substantial increase in their productivity would affect national income significantly. Secondly, they form a large part of the rural poor, so an increase in their productivity would have a major impact on levels of social welfare, and limit the number of those requiring direct welfare assistance. The fear that the new varieties have increased income disparities in rural areas has increased awareness that small farmers face special problems in production...

Item Type: Monograph (Working Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Fertilizer, Sugarcane, Small farms, Bullock labor, Land, funds, Capital, P2762
Author Affiliation: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Subjects: Social Sciences
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Ms Ishrath Durafsha
Date Deposited: 22 May 2014 08:51
Last Modified: 22 May 2014 08:51
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/13046

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