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Does Land Fragmentation Increase the Cost of Cultivation? Evidence from India

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dc.contributor.authorMonchuk, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorDeininger, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorNagarajan, Hari K.
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Sudhir K.
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-03T20:12:56Z
dc.date.available2014-12-03T20:12:56Z
dc.date.issued2014-11
dc.description.abstractAlthough a large literature discusses the productivity effects of land fragmentation, measurement and potential endogeneity issues are often overlooked. This paper uses several measures of fragmentation and controls for endogeneity and crop choice by looking at inherited paddy and wheat plots to show that these issues matter empirically. While crop choice can mitigate effects, fragmentation as measured by the Simpson index increases production cost and fosters substitution of labor for machinery, especially for small and medium farmers. Greater distances between fragments have a smaller effect. Creating opportunities for market-based consolidation could be one step to limit fragmentation-induced cost increases.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/20346301/land-fragmentation-increase-cost-cultivation-evidence-india
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/20632
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20632
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7085
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL BUSINESS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIES
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCOST FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP INCOME
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROPLAND
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC HISTORY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFACTOR DEMAND
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFARM SIZE
dc.subjectFARM TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectHARVESTING
dc.subjectHIGH WAGES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAND ACQUISITION
dc.subjectLAND ASSETS
dc.subjectLAND LEASING
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND PREPARATION
dc.subjectLAND PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAND USE PLANNING
dc.subjectLANDHOLDINGS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMARGINAL FARMERS
dc.subjectMARKET WAGES
dc.subjectOILSEEDS
dc.subjectORCHARDS
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectPADDY
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPEST CONTROL
dc.subjectPESTICIDE
dc.subjectPESTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COST
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION INCREASES
dc.subjectPULSES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectSEEDLINGS
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMERS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMS
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTOTAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectTUBERS
dc.subjectVARIABLE INPUTS
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.titleDoes Land Fragmentation Increase the Cost of Cultivation? Evidence from Indiaen
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/24263 Accepted journal manuscript
okr.date.disclosure2014-11-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:01:48.559835Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/20346301/land-fragmentation-increase-cost-cultivation-evidence-india
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20141104094049
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum20346301
okr.identifier.reportWPS7085
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.sectorFinance :: Housing finance and real estate markets
okr.themeRural development :: Rural markets
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitAgriculture and Rural Development Team, Development Research Group
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