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The IUP Journal of Agricultural Economics


January '06
Focus Areas
  • Agricultural Production and Productivity

  • Agricultural Finance and Marketing

  • Development of Agro-Based Industries

  • Exports of Food. Raw Materials and Processed Foods

  • Marketing of Agricultural Products

  • Agricultural Policy and Environmental Issues

  • Natural Resources

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Agricultural Trade and its Linkages to Macroeconomic Variables in the Indian Economy
Trade Liberalization and Terms of Trade in Dairy Products in India
Economic Development of Agriculture in India
Estimating Growth Rates and Decomposition Analysis of Food Grains Production in India
Can Micro Initiatives Strengthen Links Among Gender, Development and Democracy: Empirical Evidence from the State of Andhra Pradesh
Determinants of Rural Non-farm Employment in Telangana Region of Andhra Pradesh: A Case Study
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Agricultural Trade and its Linkages to Macroeconomic Variables in the Indian Economy

-- Deepika M G

This paper articulates that India has very little share in the world trade of agricultural commodities. This paper states that the importance of external trade lies with the linkage it has with the other sectors of the economy like the terms of trade, level of prices, trade balance, etc., which act as a mechanism to enhance growth in the economy. Further, this study examines the relationship between exports and growth in GDP in agriculture and finds that there is a two-way causation between the two, seen through the trends in simple growth rates and also through the results of the Granger Causality Test. An increase in export growth is preceded by a favorable growth in GDP in agriculture. But establishing the causality from exports to growth seems to be difficult, since the variables affecting the growth in agriculture are many. According to this study, the period of early 1990s and mid 1990s was favorable for all, as against the late 1990s, which showed a declining growth in prices, capital formation, exports and the GDP. This study also points out that the terms of trade has shifted in favor of agriculture in the 1990s, which seems to play a greater role in inducing the growth in the agriculture sector as well as in the economy.

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Trade Liberalization and Terms of Trade in Dairy Products in India

-- T R Rajarajan

The combined effects of both domestic reforms and WTO commitments in the last decade have changed the environment in which the Indian dairy industry will operate in future. Terms of trade is a significant indicator of gains from trade and efficiency of domestic industry. In average terms, the terms of trade of Indian dairy products has declined in the post-liberalization period as compared to pre-liberalization years. The year-wise trend is unstable with wide fluctuations in post-liberalization years. The real effects of trade liberalization will unfold only when the WTO provisions are properly implemented.

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Economic Development of Agriculture in India

-- M Ramanjaneyulu

This paper broadly estimates the growth rate of agricultural GDP that is based on factors such as capital formation, institutional credit and fertilizer consumption. Since these variables have a positive effect on GDP the null hypothesis is rejected. Further, this study also estimates the export performance of agriculture on agriculture GDP and tests whether the increasing expenditure on subsidies results in reduction of agriculture capital formation. For this purpose, this study uses log linear regression models at various levels. The author concludes that in order to strengthen trade promotion of agro-products, central and state governments have to involve practically rather than make policies.

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Estimating Growth Rates and Decomposition Analysis of Food Grains Production in India

-- Gyan Prakash, Ram Kumar Jha and R C Sharma

The main objectives of this study are to examine: (1) the growth and pattern in India's food grain production and (2) the decomposition of the total yield increases into pure yield effect and cropping pattern. The present study is based on secondary data for the last 44 years, i.e, from 1955-56 to 1998-99. The study shows that there is, in fact, some deceleration from Pre-green Revolution Period to the Green Revolution Period, coming substantially from a decline in the growth rate of area in the Post-green Revolution Period/Pre-economic Reform Period and Post-economic Reform Period. The major contribution of output is through yield increase. The first order interaction of yield and cropping pattern was a major factor for the growth of food grain output. Therefore, the future effort should be made to stabilize and expand the area of food grains along with increasing yield level. For this, modern technology of agriculture should be promoted, which consists of pest and disease resistant varieties.

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Can Micro Initiatives Strengthen Links Among Gender, Development and Democracy: Empirical Evidence from the State of Andhra Pradesh

-- S Galab and P Prudhvikar Reddy

This study examines how far women self-help groups model of development has helped empower women and whether formal and informal institutions relating to state, market and civil society have become inclusive of poor women due to women self-help groups model of development. The authors articulate that extreme poverty and widespread inequality between men and women are the main impediments to democracy and development. Further, this study suggests that as gender equality is an important factor in the development process, empowerment of women may address this issue to some extent. To sum it up, among all the women-based group models of poverty alleviation, the Self-Help Groups (SHGs) are promoted as basic entities and are federated to tackle higher order functions.

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Determinants of Rural Non-farm Employment in Telangana Region of Andhra Pradesh: A Case Study

-- M Koteswara Rao and P Venu Gopal

This study explicates that Agriculture still continues to be the major source of employment in the developing countries like India. It is distressing to note that more than five decades of agricultural growth could not relieve the burden of agriculture in absorbing the labor force. In this paper, the determinants of Rural Non-farm Employment (RNFE) in telengana region in Adilabad district are analyzed. A multivariate statistical technique is used in the analysis of determinants and agricultural, demographic variables and infrastructure facilities are taken into consideration. The authors conclude that the analysis on the trends and determinants of RNFE clearly show that agricultural and demographic changes have a significant bearing on the level and the composition of RNFE in the study area.

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Automated Teller Machines (ATMs): The Changing Face of Banking in India

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Information and communication technology has changed the way in which banks provide services to its customers. These days the customers are able to perform their routine banking transactions without even entering the bank premises. ATM is one such development in recent years, which provides remote banking services all over the world, including India. This paper analyzes the development of this self-service banking in India based on the secondary data.

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is playing a very important role in the progress and advancement in almost all walks of life. The deregulated environment has provided an opportunity to restructure the means and methods of delivery of services in many areas, including the banking sector. The ICT has been a focused issue in the past two decades in Indian banking. In fact, ICTs are enabling the banks to change the way in which they are functioning. Improved customer service has become very important for the very survival and growth of banking sector in the reforms era. The technological advancements, deregulations, and intense competition due to the entry of private sector and foreign banks have altered the face of banking from one of mere intermediation to one of provider of quick, efficient and customer-friendly services. With the introduction and adoption of ICT in the banking sector, the customers are fast moving away from the traditional branch banking system to the convenient and comfort of virtual banking. The most important virtual banking services are phone banking, mobile banking, Internet banking and ATM banking. These electronic channels have enhanced the delivery of banking services accurately and efficiently to the customers. The ATMs are an important part of a bank’s alternative channel to reach the customers, to showcase products and services and to create brand awareness. This is reflected in the increase in the number of ATMs all over the world. ATM is one of the most widely used remote banking services all over the world, including India. This paper analyzes the growth of ATMs of different bank groups in India.
International Scenario

If ATMs are largely available over geographically dispersed areas, the benefit from using an ATM will increase as customers will be able to access their bank accounts from any geographic location. This would imply that the value of an ATM network increases with the number of available ATM locations, and the value of a bank network to a customer will be determined in part by the final network size of the banking system. The statistical information on the growth of branches and ATM network in select countries.

Indian Scenario

The financial services industry in India has witnessed a phenomenal growth, diversification and specialization since the initiation of financial sector reforms in 1991. Greater customer orientation is the only way to retain customer loyalty and withstand competition in the liberalized world. In a market-driven strategy of development, customer preference is of paramount importance in any economy. Gone are the days when customers used to come to the doorsteps of banks. Now the banks are required to chase the customers; only those banks which are customercentric and extremely focused on the needs of their clients can succeed in their business today.

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