Incomes from Rice Cultivation

FAS Young Scholars' Corner

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.

Reading List:

1. Agricultural Development and Economic Transformation: Promoting Growth with Poverty Reduction - John W. Mellor
2. Paddy Cultivation in Kerala - Jayan Jose Thomas
3. Agricultural Land Policies and Their Impact on Agricultural Production and Peasants’ Lives in Viet Nam Today - Pham Van Duc
4. Impact of Economic Liberalization on Rice Intensification, Agricultural Diversification, and Rural Livelihoods in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam - Jean-François Le Coq and Guy Trebuil
5. Observations from the Fieldwork in Kerala - Deepak Johnson
6. Observations from the Fieldwork in Mekong Delta - Deepak Johnson