Sources of increased instability in Indian and U.S. cereal production

Recent growth in Indian and U.S. cereal production has been accompanied by a more than proportional increase in the standard deviation of production. This study applies variance decomposition procedures to state data on crop production to analyze the sources of this increased instability. It is foun...

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Main Author: Hazell, Peter B. R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 1984
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170490
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description Recent growth in Indian and U.S. cereal production has been accompanied by a more than proportional increase in the standard deviation of production. This study applies variance decomposition procedures to state data on crop production to analyze the sources of this increased instability. It is found that production has become significantly more covariate between states and crops, largely because of increased yield variability and a loss in offsetting patterns of variation between crop yields in different states. These changes may be associated with more variable prices, with higher‐yielding technologies, and with a narrowing of the genetic base.
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spelling CGSpace1704902025-02-19T14:00:34Z Sources of increased instability in Indian and U.S. cereal production Hazell, Peter B. R. grain agricultural productivity Recent growth in Indian and U.S. cereal production has been accompanied by a more than proportional increase in the standard deviation of production. This study applies variance decomposition procedures to state data on crop production to analyze the sources of this increased instability. It is found that production has become significantly more covariate between states and crops, largely because of increased yield variability and a loss in offsetting patterns of variation between crop yields in different states. These changes may be associated with more variable prices, with higher‐yielding technologies, and with a narrowing of the genetic base. 1984-08 2025-01-29T12:57:01Z 2025-01-29T12:57:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170490 en Limited Access Wiley Hazell, Peter B. R. 1984. Sources of increased instability in Indian and U.S. cereal production. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 66(3): 302-311. https://doi.org/10.2307/1240797
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Sources of increased instability in Indian and U.S. cereal production
title Sources of increased instability in Indian and U.S. cereal production
title_full Sources of increased instability in Indian and U.S. cereal production
title_fullStr Sources of increased instability in Indian and U.S. cereal production
title_full_unstemmed Sources of increased instability in Indian and U.S. cereal production
title_short Sources of increased instability in Indian and U.S. cereal production
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