Impact of India’s Farm Science Centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: An evidence from a national farmer survey
This study examines the impact of access to India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras, or KVKs) on agricultural households’ welfare using household data from the nationally representative Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households conducted by India’s National Sample Survey Off...
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| author | Kumar, Anjani Mishra, Ashok K. Singh, A. K. Saroj, Sunil Madhaven, Misha Joshi, Pramod Kumar |
| author_browse | Joshi, Pramod Kumar Kumar, Anjani Madhaven, Misha Mishra, Ashok K. Saroj, Sunil Singh, A. K. |
| author_facet | Kumar, Anjani Mishra, Ashok K. Singh, A. K. Saroj, Sunil Madhaven, Misha Joshi, Pramod Kumar |
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| description | This study examines the impact of access to India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras, or KVKs) on agricultural households’ welfare using household data from the nationally representative Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households conducted by India’s National Sample Survey Office in 2013. Employing different matching techniques and endogenous switching regression models, it was observed that the KVKs have a positive and statistically significant impact on agricultural households’ economic welfare, although, that impact is heterogeneous. Further, the investments made in expansion of India’s network of KVKs have been quite remunerative, as the benefit- to-cost ratio of expenditure on KVKs ranges from 8–12. Moreover, present findings suggest that expanding rural formal credit markets and promoting literacy can maximize the potential impact of KVKs on agricultural households’ economic welfare. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1418502025-12-08T09:54:28Z Impact of India’s Farm Science Centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: An evidence from a national farmer survey Kumar, Anjani Mishra, Ashok K. Singh, A. K. Saroj, Sunil Madhaven, Misha Joshi, Pramod Kumar agriculture households cost benefit analysis economic aspects credit markets surveys This study examines the impact of access to India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras, or KVKs) on agricultural households’ welfare using household data from the nationally representative Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households conducted by India’s National Sample Survey Office in 2013. Employing different matching techniques and endogenous switching regression models, it was observed that the KVKs have a positive and statistically significant impact on agricultural households’ economic welfare, although, that impact is heterogeneous. Further, the investments made in expansion of India’s network of KVKs have been quite remunerative, as the benefit- to-cost ratio of expenditure on KVKs ranges from 8–12. Moreover, present findings suggest that expanding rural formal credit markets and promoting literacy can maximize the potential impact of KVKs on agricultural households’ economic welfare. 2024-05-08 2024-05-15T17:15:26Z 2024-05-15T17:15:26Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141850 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133226 Open Access Indian Council of Agricultural Research Kumar, Anjani; Mishra, Ashok K.; Signh, A. K.; Saroj, Sunil; Madhaven, Misha; Joshi, Pramod Kumar. 2024. Impact of India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: An evidence from a national farmers’ survey. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 94(3-1): 63–71. https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v94i3.148771 |
| spellingShingle | agriculture households cost benefit analysis economic aspects credit markets surveys Kumar, Anjani Mishra, Ashok K. Singh, A. K. Saroj, Sunil Madhaven, Misha Joshi, Pramod Kumar Impact of India’s Farm Science Centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: An evidence from a national farmer survey |
| title | Impact of India’s Farm Science Centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: An evidence from a national farmer survey |
| title_full | Impact of India’s Farm Science Centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: An evidence from a national farmer survey |
| title_fullStr | Impact of India’s Farm Science Centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: An evidence from a national farmer survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of India’s Farm Science Centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: An evidence from a national farmer survey |
| title_short | Impact of India’s Farm Science Centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: An evidence from a national farmer survey |
| title_sort | impact of india s farm science centers krishi vigyan kendras on farm households economic welfare an evidence from a national farmer survey |
| topic | agriculture households cost benefit analysis economic aspects credit markets surveys |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141850 |
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