@article{Selvaraj:202088,
      recid = {202088},
      author = {Selvaraj, K.N. and Sundaravaradarjan, K.R. and Kuruvila,  Anil and Rohini, A.},
      title = {PERFORMANCE, LEVEL OF PROTECTION AND COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE  OF AGRICULTURE IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA},
      journal = {Bangladesh Journal of Agricultural Economics},
      address = {1999-06-30},
      number = {454-2016-36637},
      series = {XXII},
      pages = {22},
      month = {Jun},
      year = {1999},
      abstract = {The paper analyses the performance of agriculture in Tamil  Nadu using the exponential growth rates, level of  protection and comparative advantage by estimating net  protection coefficient, efficient protection coefficient,  effective rate of protection and domestic resource cost.  Productivity trends in Tamil Nadu have been positive  irrespective of food and non-food crops. The potential loss  in area of some crops was more than compensated by  productivity. Rice and coton have comparative advantage  justifying further protection. The factors of production  for rice and cotton can be paid more than the present level  under free trade and still remain competitive with imports.  The protection coefficients and domestic resource cost  showed that sugarcane and groundnut are highly protected  and have comparative disadvantage domestically as compared  to world trade. Given the premise that sugarcane in the  state has productivity advantage in the country as a whole,  what disturbs one is unit cost of production. The question  is now to convert the comparative advantage into  competitive advantage globally? The answer lies in  diversification of sugar industry. Groundnut is the second  largest crop in the state next to rice, which is being  grown mainly in rainfed and low fertility soils. Tamil Nadu  has comparative advantage in terms of productivity at  national level. The strategy lies in reducing the unit cost  of production and makes the crop economically viable.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/202088},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.202088},
}