India’s rural employment guarantee boosts demand for agricultural technology
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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This study shows that the program (i.e., MGNREGA) leads small and marginal farm owners to adopt labor-saving technologies that replace labor-intensive alternatives. In other words, MGNREGA decreases the threshold farm size associated with basic labor-saving technology use. In addition, MGNREGA’s focus on providing public water infrastructure appears to be decreasing the use of diesel and electric-powered water pumps. A focus on education and agricultural skill development may augment the chances that workers are prepared for a higher-productivity agricultural sector. Future data on long-run labor use, wages, output and technology adoption patterns will give much better insight into where MGNREGA villages end up in the long run.
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marginal farms, education, rural employment, skilled labour, labour legislation, social protection, demand, farm income, unskilled labour, labour costs, smallholders, public works, innovation adoption, agricultural mechanization, rural development, labour-saving technologies, agricultural productivity, remuneration, skill training, agricultural workers, female labour