Trends in Costs and Incomes from Crop Production in India

FAS undertook a research project that analyses the trends in Costs and Incomes from Crop Production in India over a period of 20 years. The project was conducted in association with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The project report can be accessed here.

The incomes from agriculture have declined particularly after the 1990s in India, on account of increasing costs of cultivation for and low prices realised by a large share of farmers. This study is based on data from the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices to examine the component-wise and State-wise trends in costs of cultivation, prices, and incomes from 2000-01 to 2019-20 for a selection of agricultural commodities in India.