Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2014

Role of agriculture in poverty reduction in India

Dr Aroon Sharma, Hasib Ahmed

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 The linkage between agricultural growth and rural poverty can be gauged from the fact that majourity of population of India live in rural areas. Among rural households, 34 per cent are self–employed in agriculture and 25 per cent are agricultural labour households. The poorest households typically rely more on agriculture for farming or employment, because the poor have few assets and no skills other than manual labour to sell, they generally face many obstacles in connecting with non–agricultural economy for jobs, whereas agricultural growth can provide them jobs where they live. Studies showed that agricultural productivity gains have raised rural incomes in two ways: by directly increasing farmers’ incomes and, of particular importance to the poorest, by increasing employment opportunities and wages. It can; benefit poor farmers directly by increasing their production; benefit small farmers and landless labourers through greater employment; lead to lower food prices for all consumers benefit the rural and urban poor through growth in the rural and urban non–farm economy.

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Hasib Ahmed, Dr Aroon Sharma Role of agriculture in poverty reduction in India Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. IV

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