Decomposing productivity growth in the Indian sugar industry

Abstract

We measure the growth in the total factor productivity (TFP) of the Indian sugar industry from 2002-03 to 2017-18 using the stochastic frontier production approach. The TFP grew at -10% per annum on average during the study period. The growth was negative because the allocative change and scale effect declined. To arrest the negative growth, the technical change must be improved urgently, modern processing technology must be adopted on a large scale, and the pricing policy of inputs, especially production factors, must be rationalized.

An appraisal of India’s comparative advantage in information technology exports

“…Over the last two decades, these nations have been competing with one another in offering intermediary IT sector business, working as business-to-business models in the global IT industry. These nations have emerged as significant participants in the global IT markets because of their wide differential wage structuring, low labor cost, high quality, availability of expertise labor pool and their capabilities of handling 24 Â 7 IT projects from the multinational corporations (MNCs) of global IT industries (Heeks, 1998;Arora and Gambardella, 2006;Kumar, 2013).…”

An appraisal of India’s comparative advantage in information technology exports

“…Over the last two decades, these nations have been competing with one another in offering intermediary IT sector business, working as business-to-business models in the global IT industry. These nations have emerged as significant participants in the global IT markets because of their wide differential wage structuring, low labor cost, high quality, availability of expertise labor pool and their capabilities of handling 24 Â 7 IT projects from the multinational corporations (MNCs) of global IT industries (Heeks, 1998;Arora and Gambardella, 2006;Kumar, 2013).…”

A Study of Sustainable Nutrition Security and Agricultural Production in Odisha

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Can social capital help Indian smallholder farmers? Analysis of its impact on rural development, agricultural efficiency, production and risk

“…In the Indian context, previous research has sought to explain the causes and consequences of agricultural production risks by analysing its different aspects, both at farm-level (Chand & Raju, 2008) and at aggregate level (Hazell, 1982;Mahendradev, 1987;Sharma et al, 2006;Kumar & Jain, 2013). A further branch of the literature has investigated risk preferences, with the aim of understanding how Indian farmers' degree of risk aversion shapes their decisions and outcomes (Binswanger, 1980;more recently Kurosaki, 2001).…”

An appraisal of India’s comparative advantage in information technology exports

“…Over the last two decades, these nations have been competing with one another in offering intermediary IT sector business, working as business-to-business models in the global IT industry. These nations have emerged as significant participants in the global IT markets because of their wide differential wage structuring, low labor cost, high quality, availability of expertise labor pool and their capabilities of handling 24 Â 7 IT projects from the multinational corporations (MNCs) of global IT industries (Heeks, 1998;Arora and Gambardella, 2006;Kumar, 2013).…”

A Study of Sustainable Nutrition Security and Agricultural Production in Odisha

“…(12) finds that "paddy and wheat, the leading essential food grains, have performed well in productivity gains." (13). Analyzing the historical trend in the expansion of agricultural output and productivity in Odisha and suggesting a direction for its development requires looking at the rising figure of the area, production and yield of major crops (14).…”

Can social capital help Indian smallholder farmers? Analysis of its impact on rural development, agricultural efficiency, production and risk

“…In the Indian context, previous research has sought to explain the causes and consequences of agricultural production risks by analysing its different aspects, both at farm-level (Chand & Raju, 2008) and at aggregate level (Hazell, 1982;Mahendradev, 1987;Sharma et al, 2006;Kumar & Jain, 2013). A further branch of the literature has investigated risk preferences, with the aim of understanding how Indian farmers' degree of risk aversion shapes their decisions and outcomes (Binswanger, 1980;more recently Kurosaki, 2001).…”

An appraisal of India’s comparative advantage in information technology exports

“…Over the last two decades, these nations have been competing with one another in offering intermediary IT sector business, working as business-to-business models in the global IT industry. These nations have emerged as significant participants in the global IT markets because of their wide differential wage structuring, low labor cost, high quality, availability of expertise labor pool and their capabilities of handling 24 Â 7 IT projects from the multinational corporations (MNCs) of global IT industries (Heeks, 1998;Arora and Gambardella, 2006;Kumar, 2013).…”

A Study of Sustainable Nutrition Security and Agricultural Production in Odisha

“…(12) finds that "paddy and wheat, the leading essential food grains, have performed well in productivity gains." (13). Analyzing the historical trend in the expansion of agricultural output and productivity in Odisha and suggesting a direction for its development requires looking at the rising figure of the area, production and yield of major crops (14).…”

Can social capital help Indian smallholder farmers? Analysis of its impact on rural development, agricultural efficiency, production and risk

“…In the Indian context, previous research has sought to explain the causes and consequences of agricultural production risks by analysing its different aspects, both at farm-level (Chand & Raju, 2008) and at aggregate level (Hazell, 1982;Mahendradev, 1987;Sharma et al, 2006;Kumar & Jain, 2013). A further branch of the literature has investigated risk preferences, with the aim of understanding how Indian farmers' degree of risk aversion shapes their decisions and outcomes (Binswanger, 1980;more recently Kurosaki, 2001).…”