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abstract: 'The paper examines the basic issue of impact of new technology on
employment and income distribution in the rural areas of India''s
Semi-Arid Tropics. The analysis indicates that in general average income
of rural households in dryland areas is quite low. However, the mean
income level is substantially higher in those assured rainfall villages
where the adoption of new technology is higher than in those villages
where rainfall is low and erratic and the adoption of improved seeds,
use of fertilizer and access to irrigation is limited. The differential
effect of new technology in different regions is partly because of
geographic physical conditions and level of infrastructure development.
The income is more equitably distributed in those villages where mean
level of income is low than in those where mean level of income is high.
There is a clear indication of improvement in the level of income in
almost all the villages but percentage increase in income was relatively
higher in those villages where the technical change was also higher.
Though, there was some improvement in the income distribution over time
in all the villages, the trend in the inequality does not indicate any
clear improvement in income distribution. This suggests that despite
increase in the income level, the inequality has not worsened over time.
In other words, it can be said that atleast the new technology has not
increased the inequality.
The new technology has reduced the poverty proportionately more in
progressive village than in less progressive village. Most of the income
gains in these villages came from crops specially in those villages
where adoption of new technology was high. In the less progressive
village wage earnings were equally important in improving the level of
income. This also indicates that inequality in productive resources
specially land and investment in irrigation are important factors
contributing to inequality. Increased farm and off-farm employment
opportunities due to new technology help the lower income group of
households to earn more income and reduce inequality. All households
gain from technological progress but the top and bottom income groups
gain proportionately more than the middle.
The investment in irrigation, improved seeds and fertilizer
substantially contribute to the agricultural productivity and the
differential use of these inputs leads to increased regional as well as
within the village disparities in income. The village differences also
contribute considerably to the variability in income because of
differences in the agro-climatic factors such as pattern of rainfall,
cropping pattern and type of soil but within village differences in the
farmer''s resource base, labour participation and their managerial
practices are the largest contributors to income variability.'
affiliation: SINGH, RP (Corresponding Author), NIRD, FAC ECON, HYDERABAD 500030, INDIA.
author: SINGH, RP
author_list:
- family: SINGH
given: RP
da: '2023-09-28'
files: []
issn: 0970-3357
journal: JOURNAL OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
language: English
month: OCT-DEC
number: '4'
number-of-cited-references: '11'
pages: 489-513
papis_id: b8c78eb19d44aa20402ba3011ff19279
ref: Singh1994differentialimpact
times-cited: '0'
title: DIFFERENTIAL IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY ON RURAL INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT IN DRYLAND
REGIONS OF INDIA
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:A1994QD05600002
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '2'
volume: '13'
web-of-science-categories: Regional \& Urban Planning
year: '1994'