Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India
Climate change has brought large instabilities in agricultural systems, in terms of both crop yield and net farm income. Climate smart agriculture is one of the innovative methods that tries to build resilience in agricultural systems. A study is conducted in Raichur district of Karnataka state in I...
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| author | Pal, Barun Deb Kapoor, Shreya Saroj, Sunil Jat, M. L. Kumar, Yogesh Anantha, K. H. |
| author_browse | Anantha, K. H. Jat, M. L. Kapoor, Shreya Kumar, Yogesh Pal, Barun Deb Saroj, Sunil |
| author_facet | Pal, Barun Deb Kapoor, Shreya Saroj, Sunil Jat, M. L. Kumar, Yogesh Anantha, K. H. |
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| description | Climate change has brought large instabilities in agricultural systems, in terms of both crop yield and net farm income. Climate smart agriculture is one of the innovative methods that tries to build resilience in agricultural systems. A study is conducted in Raichur district of Karnataka state in India to assess the impact of adoption of laser land levelling (LLL), a climate smart agriculture technology, on crop yield and farmers’ income. A primary survey was conducted in 2018 among 604 paddy growing farmers in Raichur district. The study provides results based on both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the data. The study examines farmers’ perceptions about climate change and effectiveness of LLL. Statistically, the results are evaluated using econometric methods like propensity score matching, coarsened exact matching, and endogenous switching regression. Advanced econometric methods are adopted to check for the problem of unobserved endogeneity. Adoption of laser land levelers increased crop yield by 0.5 tonnes/hectare and net farm income by Rs. 5000 per annum. Further, farmers observed drought as the most extreme climatic event which resulted in heavy crop loss to them. Lastly, farmers revealed that adoption of LLL reduced cost of cultivation and limits crop loss due to climate variability. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1435442025-12-08T10:06:44Z Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India Pal, Barun Deb Kapoor, Shreya Saroj, Sunil Jat, M. L. Kumar, Yogesh Anantha, K. H. innovation food production regression analysis agricultural technology land levelling equipment technology farmers farm income sustainable development drought climate change adaptation econometric models livelihoods farming systems climate-smart agriculture climate change impact assessment Climate change has brought large instabilities in agricultural systems, in terms of both crop yield and net farm income. Climate smart agriculture is one of the innovative methods that tries to build resilience in agricultural systems. A study is conducted in Raichur district of Karnataka state in India to assess the impact of adoption of laser land levelling (LLL), a climate smart agriculture technology, on crop yield and farmers’ income. A primary survey was conducted in 2018 among 604 paddy growing farmers in Raichur district. The study provides results based on both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the data. The study examines farmers’ perceptions about climate change and effectiveness of LLL. Statistically, the results are evaluated using econometric methods like propensity score matching, coarsened exact matching, and endogenous switching regression. Advanced econometric methods are adopted to check for the problem of unobserved endogeneity. Adoption of laser land levelers increased crop yield by 0.5 tonnes/hectare and net farm income by Rs. 5000 per annum. Further, farmers observed drought as the most extreme climatic event which resulted in heavy crop loss to them. Lastly, farmers revealed that adoption of LLL reduced cost of cultivation and limits crop loss due to climate variability. 2020-08-01 2024-05-22T12:14:58Z 2024-05-22T12:14:58Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143544 en https://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2019.00017.X https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aas045 https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-01-2021-0033 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Pal, Barun Deb; Kapoor, Shreya; Saroj, Sunil; Jat, M. L.; Kumar, Yogesh; and Anantha, K. H. 2020. Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1960. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133975. |
| spellingShingle | innovation food production regression analysis agricultural technology land levelling equipment technology farmers farm income sustainable development drought climate change adaptation econometric models livelihoods farming systems climate-smart agriculture climate change impact assessment Pal, Barun Deb Kapoor, Shreya Saroj, Sunil Jat, M. L. Kumar, Yogesh Anantha, K. H. Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India |
| title | Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India |
| title_full | Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India |
| title_fullStr | Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India |
| title_short | Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India |
| title_sort | impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers income evidence from drought prone semi arid tropics in india |
| topic | innovation food production regression analysis agricultural technology land levelling equipment technology farmers farm income sustainable development drought climate change adaptation econometric models livelihoods farming systems climate-smart agriculture climate change impact assessment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143544 |
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