Minor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: Local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare
Although farmer market participation raises income, it often also reduces on-farm varietal diversity. However, for under-utilized crops like minor millets, market participation may actually encourage growers to increase on-farm diversity through better access to new varieties exchanged at local mark...
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Cambridge University Press
2012
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| author | Takeshima, Hiroyuki Nagarajan, Latha |
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| description | Although farmer market participation raises income, it often also reduces on-farm varietal diversity. However, for under-utilized crops like minor millets, market participation may actually encourage growers to increase on-farm diversity through better access to new varieties exchanged at local markets and higher returns from varieties already grown. We test this hypothesis in two different agro-ecological niches, the Plains and the Hills in southern India. Empirical results based on propensity score matching indicate that, in the less fertile dryland plains, market participation improved on-farm varietal diversity of minor millets and increased net revenues – albeit with insignificant welfare effects on farm households. On the other hand, in the fertile hill ecosystems, market development had no effect on varietal diversity. Insights from such a comparison could help design suitable policy interventions for on-farm conservation of under-utilized crops in their own agro-ecosystems through active stakeholder participation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1532342025-04-17T09:31:29Z Minor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: Local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare Takeshima, Hiroyuki Nagarajan, Latha farmer participation farmers farmer income millets markets ecology conservation agriculture Although farmer market participation raises income, it often also reduces on-farm varietal diversity. However, for under-utilized crops like minor millets, market participation may actually encourage growers to increase on-farm diversity through better access to new varieties exchanged at local markets and higher returns from varieties already grown. We test this hypothesis in two different agro-ecological niches, the Plains and the Hills in southern India. Empirical results based on propensity score matching indicate that, in the less fertile dryland plains, market participation improved on-farm varietal diversity of minor millets and increased net revenues – albeit with insignificant welfare effects on farm households. On the other hand, in the fertile hill ecosystems, market development had no effect on varietal diversity. Insights from such a comparison could help design suitable policy interventions for on-farm conservation of under-utilized crops in their own agro-ecosystems through active stakeholder participation. 2012-10 2024-10-01T13:55:50Z 2024-10-01T13:55:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153234 en Limited Access Cambridge University Press Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Nagarajan, Latha 2012. Minor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: Local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare. Environment and Development Economics 17(5): 603-632 |
| spellingShingle | farmer participation farmers farmer income millets markets ecology conservation agriculture Takeshima, Hiroyuki Nagarajan, Latha Minor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: Local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare |
| title | Minor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: Local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare |
| title_full | Minor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: Local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare |
| title_fullStr | Minor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: Local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare |
| title_full_unstemmed | Minor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: Local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare |
| title_short | Minor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: Local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare |
| title_sort | minor millets in tamil nadu india local market participation on farm diversity and farmer welfare |
| topic | farmer participation farmers farmer income millets markets ecology conservation agriculture |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153234 |
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