Episode 4

Incomes from Rice Cultivation

For the fourth episode of the FAS Young Scholars’ Corner Season 2, we spoke to Deepak Johnson, Associate Fellow, Foundation for Agrarian Studies, about the price and non-price factors affecting incomes from rice cultivation in Kerala and the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.

Deepak explains that non-price support measures like technological support need to complement price-related support to increase the incomes of rice cultivators.

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Madhura Swaminathan is Professor and Head, Economic Analysis Unit, Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore Centre. She is one the Trustees of the Foundation. Webpage