@article{Ali:137357,
      recid = {137357},
      author = {Ali, Shayequa Z. and Sidhu, R.S. and Vatta, Kamal},
      title = {Effectiveness of Minimum Support Price Policy for Paddy in  India with a Case Study of Punjab},
      journal = {Agricultural Economics Research Review},
      address = {2012},
      number = {347-2016-17003},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {The effectiveness of minimum support price (MSP) for paddy  has been examined in different regions of
India and its  role and contribution towards production in surplus states  like Punjab have been studied.
Based on the secondary data  spanning from 1980-81 to 2006-07, the deviations of farm  harvest prices
from the MSP have been used as a measure of  ineffectiveness and the impact of prices and technology  on
rice productivity has been examined by using the  simultaneous equation model. While the MSP policy
has been  very effective in surplus producing states like Punjab and  Andhra Pradesh, it has not been so
effective in the deficit  states. In Punjab, the effective implementation of the  price policy has helped in
improving the production and  productivity of rice. Non-price factors such as use of  improved varieties,
availability of assured irrigation at  subsidized rates and high fertilizer-use have been found to  be significant
determinants of growth in rice production.  The study has suggested that without losing sight of  the
environmental concerns, the Punjab model can be used  for increasing the production of rice in other
potential  areas of the country.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/137357},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.137357},
}