Minor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: Local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare

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dc.creatorTakeshima, Hiroyuki
dc.creatorNagarajan, Latha
dc.date2012-10
dc.date2024-10-01T13:55:50Z
dc.date2024-10-01T13:55:50Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:41:22Z
dc.descriptionAlthough 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153234
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/111790
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceTakeshima, 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
dc.subjectfarmer participation
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectfarmer income
dc.subjectmillets
dc.subjectmarkets
dc.subjectecology
dc.subjectconservation agriculture
dc.titleMinor millets in Tamil Nadu, India: Local market participation, on-farm diversity and farmer welfare
dc.typeJournal Article

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