Droughts, distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in Bihar, India
Paddy- Bihar's staple crop- is vulnerable to droughts, primarily due to high cost of irrigation. In 2008, Bihar government launched a conditional cash transfer scheme to subsidise diesel for irrigation in drought affected areas. We show that this scheme has not been effective in mitigating the impac...
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International Association of Agricultural Economists
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| author | Kishore, Avinash Joshi, Pramod Kumar Pandey, Divya |
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| description | Paddy- Bihar's staple crop- is vulnerable to droughts, primarily due to high cost of irrigation. In 2008, Bihar government launched a conditional cash transfer scheme to subsidise diesel for irrigation in drought affected areas. We show that this scheme has not been effective in mitigating the impact of drought on paddy production. A primary survey of potential and actual beneficiaries shows that low awareness and penetration among smallholders, alongside uncertainties and delays in the discursal of the subsidy, make it ineffective. We suggest that in states with limited capacity, such ad-hoc subsidies are unlickely to protect smallholders from weather shocks. Kishore, Avinash; Joshi, Pramod K.; Pandey, Divya |
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| spelling | CGSpace1513682024-11-13T12:23:07Z Droughts, distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in Bihar, India Kishore, Avinash Joshi, Pramod Kumar Pandey, Divya drought cash transfers Paddy- Bihar's staple crop- is vulnerable to droughts, primarily due to high cost of irrigation. In 2008, Bihar government launched a conditional cash transfer scheme to subsidise diesel for irrigation in drought affected areas. We show that this scheme has not been effective in mitigating the impact of drought on paddy production. A primary survey of potential and actual beneficiaries shows that low awareness and penetration among smallholders, alongside uncertainties and delays in the discursal of the subsidy, make it ineffective. We suggest that in states with limited capacity, such ad-hoc subsidies are unlickely to protect smallholders from weather shocks. Kishore, Avinash; Joshi, Pramod K.; Pandey, Divya 2015-03-17 2024-08-01T02:56:54Z 2024-08-01T02:56:54Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151368 en Open Access International Association of Agricultural Economists Kishore, Avinash; Joshi, Pramod Kumar; and Pandey, Divya. 2015. Droughts, distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in Bihar, India. Presented at the 29th Triennial International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), August 8 -14, 2015 in Milan, Italy. https://purl.umn.edu/212009 |
| spellingShingle | drought cash transfers Kishore, Avinash Joshi, Pramod Kumar Pandey, Divya Droughts, distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in Bihar, India |
| title | Droughts, distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in Bihar, India |
| title_full | Droughts, distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in Bihar, India |
| title_fullStr | Droughts, distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in Bihar, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Droughts, distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in Bihar, India |
| title_short | Droughts, distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in Bihar, India |
| title_sort | droughts distress and a conditional cash transfer program to mitigate the impact of drought in bihar india |
| topic | drought cash transfers |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151368 |
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