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Agricultural Productivity, Rural Poverty and Nutritional Security: A Micro Evidence of Inter-Linkages from Karnataka State

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Title Agricultural Productivity, Rural Poverty and Nutritional Security: A
Micro Evidence of Inter-Linkages from Karnataka State
 
Creator Kiresur, V R
Melinamani, V P
Kulkarni, V S
Bharati, P
Yadav, V S
 
Subject Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
 
Description The inter-linkages amongst agricultural productivity, rural poverty and nutritional security have been
analysed based on a study of Bagalkot district of Karnataka state using primary data for the agricultural
year 2005-06 obtained from 120 farm households. The data have been processed using ratios, frequencies,
percentages, regression analysis and probit model. Agricultural productivity has negatively and
significantly influenced rural poverty at the farm level. Low agricultural productivity is the root cause of
rural poverty. Household size and number of dependents therein have positively influenced rural poverty.
Optimization of household size or increase in the number of earning members of the household would
reduce poverty. Nutritional security is greatly influenced by the level of rural poverty. To upgrade the
nutritional status of households, the study has suggested that effective poverty alleviation programmes
aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity through transfer of productive assets instead of consumer
goods to the poor, should be launched and effectively monitored. Agricultural credit being an important
aspect of productivity, appropriate steps should be taken to increase the access of rural households to
financial institutions.
 
Date 2010
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/142/1/3-VR-Kiresur.pdf
Kiresur, V R and Melinamani, V P and Kulkarni, V S and Bharati, P and Yadav, V S (2010) Agricultural Productivity, Rural Poverty and Nutritional Security: A Micro Evidence of Inter-Linkages from Karnataka State. Agricultural Economics Research Review, 23. pp. 29-40.