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Appendix Table 1: Totals of poor and of under-nourished persons in various farm- size categories: Various years 1980-1998: Rural India only
|
Year |
Sub-marginal |
Marginal |
Small |
Medium |
Large |
All farms |
|
Number of farm-households (million) |
||||||
|
1980 |
33.8 |
16.0 |
16.1 |
12.4 |
10.2 |
88.5 |
|
1983* |
34.7 |
17.1 |
17.0 |
12.8 |
10.0 |
91.7 |
|
1985 |
35.7 |
18.2 |
17.9 |
13.2 |
9.8 |
94.9 |
|
1988* |
39.8 |
19.6 |
19.2 |
13.6 |
9.5 |
101.7 |
|
1990 |
42.7 |
20.6 |
20.1 |
13.8 |
9.2 |
106.5 |
|
1993* |
47.6 |
22.3 |
21.5 |
14.2 |
8.9 |
114.5 |
|
1998* |
54.9 |
25.3 |
23.8 |
14.9 |
8.6 |
127.5 |
|
Number of persons per farm household (via National Social
Survey) |
||||||
|
1983 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
5.7 |
|
1988 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
8.1 |
6.2 |
|
1993 |
5.0 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
8.0 |
6.0 |
|
1998 |
4.8 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.7 |
5.3 |
|
Total persons in farm-size category
(million) |
||||||
|
1983 |
172.3 |
89.4 |
101.3 |
85.2 |
73.5 |
521.8 |
|
1988 |
204.8 |
117.8 |
131.5 |
99.5 |
76.3 |
629.9 |
|
1993 |
235.6 |
130.4 |
142.4 |
104.9 |
71.3 |
684.7 |
|
1998 |
261.5 |
132.9 |
134.9 |
90.0 |
57.8 |
677.1 |
|
Total of poor persons in farm-size category
(million) |
||||||
|
1983 |
93.0 |
41.1 |
41.5 |
29.8 |
18.4 |
223.9 |
|
1988 |
79.9 |
35.3 |
30.2 |
16.9 |
8.4 |
170.8 |
|
1993 |
89.5 |
35.2 |
27.1 |
14.7 |
9.2 |
175.7 |
|
1998 |
73.2 |
30.6 |
24.3 |
13.5 |
5.8 |
147.3 |
|
Total of under-nourished persons in farm-size category
(million) |
||||||
|
1983 |
77.5 |
27.7 |
25.3 |
17.9 |
11.0 |
159.5 |
|
1988 |
59.4 |
24.7 |
21.0 |
13.9 |
7.6 |
126.7 |
|
1993 |
75.4 |
31.3 |
24.2 |
12.6 |
8.6 |
152.0 |
* Extrapolated from Agricultural Census data.Appendix Table 2: Total Factor Productivity: Trends for various crops in selected states
|
Crop |
Trend in Total Factor Productivity |
||
|
Increasing |
No change |
Declining |
|
|
Rice |
Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
Assam, Haryana |
Bihar, Karnataka, Madha Pradesh |
|
Wheat |
Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
|
Sorghum |
Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka |
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan |
|
|
Pear millets |
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan |
|
|
|
Maize |
Madhya Pradesh |
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Barley |
Uttar Pradesh |
Rajasthan |
|
|
Chickpea |
Haryana |
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
Black gram |
Maharashtra |
Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
Orissa |
|
Moong |
Madhya Pradesh |
Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan |
Orissa |
|
Pigeonpea |
Madhya Pradesh |
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Groundnut |
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa |
Gujarat, Tamil Nadu |
|
|
Rapeseed & Mustard |
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh |
Assam, Haryana |
Punjab |
|
Soybean |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
|
|
Sugarcane |
Bihar |
Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh |
|
|
Cotton |
Gujarat, Haryana, Tamil Nadu |
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab |
|
|
Jute |
Assam, Bihar, West Bengal |
|
Bihar |
|
Onion |
Maharashtra |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
|
Potato |
Uttar Pradesh |
Himachal Pradesh |
|
Source: P. Kumar, FAO/RAP, based on costs of cultivation; DES, GOI.Appendix Table 3: Crops that contributed to rural-poverty reduction: Selected states: 1973-98
|
State |
Poverty-reduction rate (%/ann) |
Contributing crops |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
5.9 |
Rice, Sorghum, Groundnut |
|
Assam |
2.0 |
Rice, Jute |
|
Bihar |
2.2 |
Sugarcane |
|
Gujarat |
5.0 |
Cotton, Pearl millet |
|
Haryana |
3.0 |
Wheat, Pearl millet, Cotton, Onion, Chickpea |
|
Karnataka |
4.0 |
Sorghum, Groundnut, Cotton |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
2.8 |
Wheat, Pigeonpea |
|
Maharashtra |
3.4 |
Groundnut, Cotton, Sorghum, Black gram, Onion |
|
Orissa |
2.2 |
Rice, Groundnut |
|
Punjab |
5.9 |
Rice, Wheat |
|
Rajasthan |
3.3 |
Rice, Wheat, Bajra, Rapeseed/Mustard |
|
Tamil Nadu |
4.4 |
Rice, Cotton |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
3.0 |
Rice, Wheat, S’g’rcane, Rapeseed/Mustard, Potato,
Barley |
|
West Bengal |
3.7 |
Rice, Jute |
Source: Computed from household data in National Sample Surveys (Various Rounds - 1973-1998): All-India surveys on consumer household expenditure, employment, and unemployment.
