Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India

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dc.creatorPal, Barun Deb
dc.creatorKapoor, Shreya
dc.creatorSaroj, Sunil
dc.creatorJat, M. L.
dc.creatorKumar, Yogesh
dc.creatorAnantha, K. H.
dc.date2020-08-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:14:58Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:14:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:19:46Z
dc.descriptionClimate change has brought large instabilities in agricultural systems, in terms of both crop yield and net farm income. Climate smart agriculture is one of the innovative methods that tries to build resilience in agricultural systems. A study is conducted in Raichur district of Karnataka state in India to assess the impact of adoption of laser land levelling (LLL), a climate smart agriculture technology, on crop yield and farmers’ income. A primary survey was conducted in 2018 among 604 paddy growing farmers in Raichur district. The study provides results based on both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the data. The study examines farmers’ perceptions about climate change and effectiveness of LLL. Statistically, the results are evaluated using econometric methods like propensity score matching, coarsened exact matching, and endogenous switching regression. Advanced econometric methods are adopted to check for the problem of unobserved endogeneity. Adoption of laser land levelers increased crop yield by 0.5 tonnes/hectare and net farm income by Rs. 5000 per annum. Further, farmers observed drought as the most extreme climatic event which resulted in heavy crop loss to them. Lastly, farmers revealed that adoption of LLL reduced cost of cultivation and limits crop loss due to climate variability.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143544
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/101264
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.5958/0974-0279.2019.00017.X
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aas045
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-01-2021-0033
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourcePal, Barun Deb; Kapoor, Shreya; Saroj, Sunil; Jat, M. L.; Kumar, Yogesh; and Anantha, K. H. 2020. Impact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1960. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133975.
dc.subjectinnovation
dc.subjectfood production
dc.subjectregression analysis
dc.subjectagricultural technology
dc.subjectland levelling equipment
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjectfarm income
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjectclimate change adaptation
dc.subjecteconometric models
dc.subjectlivelihoods
dc.subjectfarming systems
dc.subjectclimate-smart agriculture
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectimpact assessment
dc.titleImpact of laser land levelling on food production and farmers’ income: Evidence from drought prone semi-arid tropics in India
dc.typeWorking Paper

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