AGRICULTURAL FARM HOUSEHOLD SITUATION IN THE NORTH EAST INDIA

LIMASUNEP OZUKUM¹*, SANJOY DAS^2
1Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema, 797106, Nagaland, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema, 797106, Nagaland, India
* Corresponding Author : sunepzswaggyp@gmail.com

Received : 01-07-2020     Accepted : 18-07-2020     Published : 30-07-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 14       Pages : 10048 - 10052
Int J Agr Sci 12.14 (2020):10048-10052

Keywords : Farm household, Income, Gini coefficient, Income inequality
Academic Editor : Dr Hemangi Mehta, Dr Prashant Shrivastava
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author are thankful to Department of Agricultural Economics, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema, 797106, Nagaland, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

This study assessed the income of farm households based on the Situation Assess Survey of farmers conducted during the 70th round of National Sample Survey with special reference to North East Region. The indicators The Gini coefficients of total income among farm households of the NE states are 0.26. The Gini for was highest non-farm business (0.42). The share of a component in income inequality is highest for non-farm business (72%) and more than its share of income. The share of farming from animals’ income in income inequality is 17%, cultivation (9%) and wages (1%). Income from non-farm business increase income inequality where a 1% increase in share of this income will raise inequality by 25%. Cultivation income and wage income are inequality decreasing where a 1% increase in the share of these incomes will reduce income inequality by 9% and 1.6% respectively. Therefore, cultivation income and wage income have potential to reduce income inequality in the NE as lower strata earn more incomes from these sources than the high-income strata.

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