The Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Agriculture Productivity in India
| Vol-3 | Issue-11 | November 2018 | Published Online: 10 November 2018 PDF ( 273 KB ) | ||
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2094117 | ||
| Author(s) | ||
Manzoor Hassan Malik
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Dr. Nirmala Velan
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1PhD Research Scholar, Department of Economics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry (India) 2Professor, Department of Economics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry (India) |
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| Abstract | ||
The study examined the role of ICT in agricultural productivity in India. It also analyzed the determinants of agricultural productivity. The causality test indicated the existence of long-run causality running from ICT and agricultural growth (AG) to economic growth. It showed bi-directional causality between agricultural growth and GDP. The long-run causality from ICT to AG was however uni-directional, implying the significance of ICT in agricultural growth. The determinants of agricultural productivity growth revealed increased machinery usage, investment in ICT, gross domestic capital formation and area under cultivation to be significantly contributing to increased productivity growth. The study suggests strengthening the effective implementation of ICT usage in Indian agriculture. |
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| Keywords | ||
| Information Communication Technology (ICT), Agriculture Growth, Cointegration Causality, Vector Error Correction Mechanism (VECM). | ||
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