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