Determination of agricultural infrastructural suitability in aspirational districts: A case study of Bundelkhand

RAJNI JAIN; PREM CHAND; PRIYANKA AGARWAL; SULAKSHANA RAO; SURESH PAL

doi:10.56093/ijas.v91i7.115117

Authors

RAJNI JAIN ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India
PREM CHAND ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India
PRIYANKA AGARWAL ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India
SULAKSHANA RAO ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India
SURESH PAL ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi 110 012, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v91i7.115117

Keywords:

Agricultural infrastructure, Agricultural market, Crop suitability, Farm credit, Krishi Vigyan Kendras

Abstract

Agricultural infrastructure has the potential to transform subsistence farming into commercial and dynamic farming system. Adequate markets, roads, irrigation, extension services, credit facilities, storage etc. facilitate lowering of farming costs and increase in farm income. The study, carried out during 2017-20 at ICAR-NIAP, presents methodology for measuring adequacy status of rural infrastructure and its categorisation into five classes using a case study of Bundelkhand region.The results show that there is ample scope for agricultural productivity enhancement in Bundelkhand by focussing on agricultural markets, credit institutions, roads, agricultural extension and storage infrastructure.The proposed methodology can be replicated for other regions, states and districts.

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