A Study of Trends and Factors Affecting the Agricultural Sector in Goa Since Liberation
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Author: Geetanjali C. Achrekar
Author Address: Associate Professor in Economics, Goa Vidyaprasarak Mandal's Gopal Govind Poy Raiturcar College of Commerce and Economics, Farmagudi, Ponda-403 401 (Goa)
Keywords: Deceleration, labour scarcity, land inequality, unviable landholdings.
JEL Codes: Q10, Q15, R14.
Abstract
This study analysed the trends in the deceleration of Goa's agricultural sector, identified the challenges, and proposed measures for its revival. Compound growth rates, percentage shares, secondary data, and the Gini coefficient illustrated that this sector's growth rate fell to a negative value and that its employment share fell to less than 7 per cent of the total employment. Increased land inequality, a rise in unviable agricultural landholdings, the conversion of agricultural land into non-agricultural land, declining yield rates, and high labour costs have all contributed to the difficulty of automated farming. The state must study the feasibility of small farm technology, train farmers in modern small farming practices, implement land tenancy reforms, and provide marketing-linked incentives to revive agriculture.
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Indian J Econ Dev, 2024, 20(4), 817-824
https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED-24053