The impact of India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: Evidence from a national farmers survey
The paper examines the impact of access to India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras, or KVKs) on agricultural households’ welfare using household-level data from the nationally representative Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households conducted by India’s National Sample Surve...
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| author | Kumar, Anjani Singh, A. K. Saroj, Sunil Madhavan M., Misha Joshi, Pramod Kumar |
| author_browse | Joshi, Pramod Kumar Kumar, Anjani Madhavan M., Misha Saroj, Sunil Singh, A. K. |
| author_facet | Kumar, Anjani Singh, A. K. Saroj, Sunil Madhavan M., Misha Joshi, Pramod Kumar |
| author_sort | Kumar, Anjani |
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| description | The paper examines the impact of access to India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras, or KVKs) on agricultural households’ welfare using household-level 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, we find 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 to 12. Moreover, our 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 | CGSpace1459192025-11-06T06:12:28Z The impact of India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: Evidence from a national farmers survey Kumar, Anjani Singh, A. K. Saroj, Sunil Madhavan M., Misha Joshi, Pramod Kumar models extension economic growth regression analysis agricultural extension benefit-cost ratio surveys farm science centers households extension systems capacity development agriculture statistical methods impact assessment The paper examines the impact of access to India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras, or KVKs) on agricultural households’ welfare using household-level 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, we find 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 to 12. Moreover, our findings suggest that expanding rural formal credit markets and promoting literacy can maximize the potential impact of KVKs on agricultural households’ economic welfare. 2019-05-02 2024-06-21T09:05:20Z 2024-06-21T09:05:20Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145919 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133142 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147886 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147009 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133518 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133672 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133684 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134222 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kumar, Anjani; Singh, A. K.; Saroj, Sunil; Madhavan M., Misha; and Joshi, Pramod Kumar. 2019. The impact of India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: Evidence from a national farmers survey. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1832. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145919 |
| spellingShingle | models extension economic growth regression analysis agricultural extension benefit-cost ratio surveys farm science centers households extension systems capacity development agriculture statistical methods impact assessment Kumar, Anjani Singh, A. K. Saroj, Sunil Madhavan M., Misha Joshi, Pramod Kumar The impact of India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: Evidence from a national farmers survey |
| title | The impact of India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: Evidence from a national farmers survey |
| title_full | The impact of India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: Evidence from a national farmers survey |
| title_fullStr | The impact of India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: Evidence from a national farmers survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: Evidence from a national farmers survey |
| title_short | The impact of India’s farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on farm households’ economic welfare: Evidence from a national farmers survey |
| title_sort | impact of india s farm science centers krishi vigyan kendras on farm households economic welfare evidence from a national farmers survey |
| topic | models extension economic growth regression analysis agricultural extension benefit-cost ratio surveys farm science centers households extension systems capacity development agriculture statistical methods impact assessment |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145919 |
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