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Title: DISPARITY IN PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF FOOD GRAINS IN INDIA
Authors: Dr. Md Masroor Alam and Md Absar Alam
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Dr. Md Masroor Alam1 and Md Absar Alam2 1. Assistant Professor, C. M.B. College, Deorh, Ghoghardiha, Madhubani 2. Assistant Professor, M. K. S. College, Trimuhan-Chandauna, Darbhanga
MLA 8 Alam, Dr. Md Masroor, and Md Absar Alam. "DISPARITY IN PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF FOOD GRAINS IN INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 3, no. 12, Dec. 2018, pp. 7567-7579, ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=555. Accessed Dec. 2018. APA 6 Alam, D., & Alam, M. (2018, December). DISPARITY IN PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF FOOD GRAINS IN INDIA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 3(12), 7567-7579. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=555 Chicago Alam, Dr. Md Masroor, and Md Absar Alam. "DISPARITY IN PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF FOOD GRAINS IN INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 3, no. 12 (December 2018), 7567-7579. Accessed December, 2018. ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=555.
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Abstract: In India, Agriculture sector has experienced significant changes after independence. During different periods, the circumstances that caused these changes were different. Institutional reforms like land reforms and the improvement in irrigation facilities, infrastructure, played significant roles in output growth during the 1950s and 1960s. During the period of 1970s, technological breakthrough was the driving force, and during the 1980s, the extension of technological improvements to new areas and crops was the driving force. The period following the 1991 is known as the period of economic reforms. During the post reform period, Agriculture growth is unevenly distributed among different regions of the country. This caused regional disparities which are a major source of worry. This paper examines the disparities in food grains output and productivity across Indian states after 1991. The paper uses covariance analysis and finds out that the regional disparity in production and productivity of food grains declined during this period. The results also suggest that there has been a tendency of sigma convergence in agricultural development across states. Moreover, there is still presence of regional disparities among different regions.

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