India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology
This study shows that the program (i.e., MGNREGA) leads small and marginal farm owners to adopt labor-saving technologies that replace labor-intensive alternatives. In other words, MGNREGA decreases the threshold farm size associated with basic labor-saving technology use. In addition, MGNREGA’s foc...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Bhargava, Anil K. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center International Food Policy Research Institute International Livestock Research Institute International Rice Research Institute WorldFish |
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| description | This study shows that the program (i.e., MGNREGA) leads small and marginal farm owners to adopt labor-saving technologies that replace labor-intensive alternatives. In other words, MGNREGA decreases the threshold farm size associated with basic labor-saving technology use. In addition, MGNREGA’s focus on providing public water infrastructure appears to be decreasing the use of diesel and electric-powered water pumps. A focus on education and agricultural skill development may augment the chances that workers are prepared for a higher-productivity agricultural sector. Future data on long-run labor use, wages, output and technology adoption patterns will give much better insight into where MGNREGA villages end up in the long run. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1496112025-11-06T07:22:43Z India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology Bhargava, Anil K. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center International Food Policy Research Institute International Livestock Research Institute International Rice Research Institute WorldFish marginal farms education rural employment skilled labour labour legislation social protection demand farm income unskilled labour labour costs smallholders public works innovation adoption agricultural mechanization rural development labour-saving technologies agricultural productivity remuneration skill training agricultural workers female labour This study shows that the program (i.e., MGNREGA) leads small and marginal farm owners to adopt labor-saving technologies that replace labor-intensive alternatives. In other words, MGNREGA decreases the threshold farm size associated with basic labor-saving technology use. In addition, MGNREGA’s focus on providing public water infrastructure appears to be decreasing the use of diesel and electric-powered water pumps. A focus on education and agricultural skill development may augment the chances that workers are prepared for a higher-productivity agricultural sector. Future data on long-run labor use, wages, output and technology adoption patterns will give much better insight into where MGNREGA villages end up in the long run. 2014 2024-08-01T02:49:37Z 2024-08-01T02:49:37Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149611 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Bhargava, Anil K. 2014. India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology. CSISA Research Note 6. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149611 |
| spellingShingle | marginal farms education rural employment skilled labour labour legislation social protection demand farm income unskilled labour labour costs smallholders public works innovation adoption agricultural mechanization rural development labour-saving technologies agricultural productivity remuneration skill training agricultural workers female labour Bhargava, Anil K. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center International Food Policy Research Institute International Livestock Research Institute International Rice Research Institute WorldFish India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology |
| title | India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology |
| title_full | India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology |
| title_fullStr | India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology |
| title_full_unstemmed | India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology |
| title_short | India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology |
| title_sort | india s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology |
| topic | marginal farms education rural employment skilled labour labour legislation social protection demand farm income unskilled labour labour costs smallholders public works innovation adoption agricultural mechanization rural development labour-saving technologies agricultural productivity remuneration skill training agricultural workers female labour |
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