Caste, land ownership and agricultural productivity in India: evidence from a large-scale survey of farm households

Md Riyazuddin Khan; Mohammad Imdadul Haque; Zeeshan; Noorsaba Khatoon; Isha Kaushik; Karuna Shree

doi:10.1080/09614524.2020.1853679

Caste, land ownership and agricultural productivity in India: evidence from a large-scale survey of farm households

Md Riyazuddin Khan
, Mohammad Imdadul Haque
, Zeeshan
, Noorsaba Khatoon
, Isha Kaushik
, Karuna Shree

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University of Delhi
Central University of Rajasthan
Post Graduate Government College, Sector 11

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This article examines the relationship between caste, land ownership and agricultural productivity in India, utilising data from a large-scale survey of farm households. Access to resources like information, technology, inputs, markets, and support institutions are important for sustainable and inclusive growth of agriculture. The results indicate that socially disadvantaged households (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) have lower access to land and also other resources, but they produce more output per unit of land because they are more diversified towards high-value crops that generate more returns and are labour intensive. This calls for policy emphasis on crop diversification in the agricultural sector.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	421-431
Number of pages	11
Journal	Development in Practice
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2020.1853679
State	Published - 2021

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Aid–Development policies
Environment (built and natural)–Agriculture
Governance and public policy
Labour and livelihoods–Economics
South Asia

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