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Papers by Pooja Kori
Economic Affairs
During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers encountered a number of obstacles. As a result of t... more During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers encountered a number of obstacles. As a result of the country's lockdown, millions of migrant workers have lost their jobs, income, and food. The response of migrant labour to livelihood security during the covid-19 outbreak was explored in North Karnataka. This study looked into the alternative employment options available to migrant workers who went home to avoid the outbreak. The purpose of this study is to apply logistic regression and path analysis to see what factors influenced agricultural migrant households' livelihood security when they returned home following the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The factors impacting livelihood security, according to the results of logistic regression, were family size, household income, and income from non-agriculture, dependency ratio, migrating reason, and average age of migrants. This study looks at the socioeconomic conditions of migrant workers as well as the factors that affect their capacity to earn a living. Del JEL Classification: O21, C20, Q01, Q19 HIGHLIGHTS m As a result of the country's lockdown during Covid-19 pandemic, millions of migrant workers have lost their jobs, income, and food. m Migrants' livelihood security is impacted significantly by the indirect effects of family size and migration style. m The factors impacting livelihood security, according to the results of logistic regression, were family size, household income, and income from non-agriculture, dependency ratio, migrating reason, and average age of migrants. m Non-economic factors were found to be the primary cause of migrants' concerns. m Inclusive agrarian transformation solutions should be examined in north Karnataka.
Economic Affairs
Price volatility of major agricultural commodities has attracted major attention in the last few ... more Price volatility of major agricultural commodities has attracted major attention in the last few years in India as well as in the world food markets. It is often observed that price changes of major staple food items have negative impact on the welfare of the producer farmers as well as consumers. This study tries to explore the nature and causes of the price changes of paddy and redgram in Karnataka. The secondary data of paddy and redgram prices from major markets were compiled and analysed using volatility index and co-integration techniques. Data from major markets by considering time series data for about two decades from2000-2018 were used to understand the trends, volatility and transmission. It was discovered that, prices were not particularly unpredictable, retail prices were more erratic than farm harvest prices, wholesale prices, and minimum support prices in Paddy whereas in redgram, farm harvest prices were comparatively erratic than other prices. The volatility may be ...
The evaluation of changes in cropping patterns in various places is critical for gaining a better... more The evaluation of changes in cropping patterns in various places is critical for gaining a better understanding of the agricultural development method. The goal of this study was to look into the dynamics of cropping patterns in the Koppal region of Karnataka, particularly in the Gangavathi taluk from 2005-06 to 2015-16 and the data was collected from the Government of Karnataka's Directorate of Economics and Statistics. The study's main findings revealed that the district has shown crop diversification and that Gangavathi taluk is heading toward specialisation. During the study period, the taluk's transitional probability score revealed that the probability of transitioning from fruits to cereals and minor millets was highest (0.75). Cereals and minor millets have a probability of area of 0.48, while oilseeds have a probability of 0.75. As a fact, the majority of cereals and minor millets grown in the Gangavathi are paddy, and the retention probability of cereals and mi...
Economic Affairs, 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers encountered a number of obstacles. As a result of t... more During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers encountered a number of obstacles. As a result of the country's lockdown, millions of migrant workers have lost their jobs, income, and food. The response of migrant labour to livelihood security during the covid-19 outbreak was explored in North Karnataka. This study looked into the alternative employment options available to migrant workers who went home to avoid the outbreak. The purpose of this study is to apply logistic regression and path analysis to see what factors influenced agricultural migrant households' livelihood security when they returned home following the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The factors impacting livelihood security, according to the results of logistic regression, were family size, household income, and income from non-agriculture, dependency ratio, migrating reason, and average age of migrants. This study looks at the socioeconomic conditions of migrant workers as well as the factors that affect their capacity to earn a living.
Economic Affairs, 2022
This study assessed the vulnerability to food and nutritional insecurity of farm households acros... more This study assessed the vulnerability to food and nutritional insecurity of farm households across multiple water regimes in the Tungabhadra command area of Karnataka by collecting data from 120 households comprising 40 respondents from head, middle and tail-end reaches. The Gini coefficients used to measure the inequality, which showed a high degree of income inequality among tail-end reach households. In head-reach regime, households experienced low vulnerability to food insecurity as they spent lesser proportion of their total expenditure on food, whereas, middle and tail-end reach farm households were more vulnerable. As land use decision is hard to change, there is a need for a comprehensive strategy and plan for irrigation water management and administration.
The Pharma Innovation Journal, 2021
Economic Affairs, 2022
The present study is an effort to analyse paddy-growers' adaptation methods in the Tungabhadra co... more The present study is an effort to analyse paddy-growers' adaptation methods in the Tungabhadra command area of Karnataka state, India, over time in response to the climate change. Various adaptation techniques have been identified in the study including changes in farming practices such as adjusting planting dates and strategic approach in fertilizer management. According to the respondents, using these adaptation measures helps to reduce vulnerability and improve their 'socio-economic status'and 'quality of life'. Farmers on the other hand adapt to the changing climate to ensure long-term productivity. The area under paddy crop experienced a substantial negative growth rate owing to Tungabhadra Command area's erratic irrigation water flow in the taluk. In the three water regimes, various coping techniques were used by sample farmers in the research area to overcome irrigation shortages caused by climate change are reported separately. Change of sowing dates based on releasing canal water and increased use of application of water management methods, followed by the use of groundwater for irrigation, were significant factors that were used as coping strategies. Migration was another technique used by the respondents to sustain their incomes, but it was not as important as it had been previously.
Economic affairs, 2022
Price volatility of major agricultural commodities has attracted major attention in the last few ... more Price volatility of major agricultural commodities has attracted major attention in the last few years in India as well as in the world food markets. It is often observed that price changes of major staple food items have negative impact on the welfare of the producer farmers as well as consumers. This study tries to explore the nature and causes of the price changes of paddy and redgram in Karnataka. The secondary data of paddy and redgram prices from major markets were compiled and analysed using volatility index and co-integration techniques. Data from major markets by considering time series data for about two decades from2000-2018 were used to understand the trends, volatility and transmission. It was discovered that, prices were not particularly unpredictable, retail prices were more erratic than farm harvest prices, wholesale prices, and minimum support prices in Paddy whereas in redgram, farm harvest prices were comparatively erratic than other prices. The volatility may be related to agricultural production's intrinsic instability as a result of unexpected and unpredictable exogenous shocks such as weather and poor price and income elasticities. And study on price transmission would help to know, how the prices have transmitted from one market to other market and reveals the relationship between prices over time between the markets considered. HIGHLIGHTS m The study revealed that retail prices were more volatile than farm harvest, wholesale and minimum support prices in paddy but in redgram, farm harvest prices were comparatively volatile than retail, wholesale and minimum support prices. m Gangavathi and Maddur markets are the major markets influencing prices in Bangalore market for Paddy whereas, prices ofredgram in both Bangalore and Hyderabad markets were influenced by prices in Mumbai market.
Economic Affairs, 2022
This study assessed the vulnerability to food and nutritional insecurity of farm households acros... more This study assessed the vulnerability to food and nutritional insecurity of farm households across multiple water regimes in the Tungabhadra command area of Karnataka by collecting data from 120 households comprising 40 respondents from head, middle and tail-end reaches. The Gini coefficients used to measure the inequality, which showed a high degree of income inequality among tail-end reach households. In head-reach regime, households experienced low vulnerability to food insecurity as they spent lesser proportion of their total expenditure on food, whereas, middle and tail-end reach farm households were more vulnerable. As land use decision is hard to change, there is a need for a comprehensive strategy and plan for irrigation water management and administration. HIGHLIGHTS m High degree of income inequality prevails among harm households at tail-end reaches of Tungabhadra command areas of Karnataka and high extent of vulnerability faced by both tail-end and middle reaches farmers. m Farmers at tail-end and middle reaches experienced severe to high level and those at head reaches are prone to moderate to mild level of nutritional insecurity.
Mysore Journal of Agricultural sciences, 2021
Ragi, also known as finger millet, is one of the most important components in Karnataka's staple ... more Ragi, also known as finger millet, is one of the most important components in Karnataka's staple food diet. Finger millet is a gluten-free food that is high in calcium, iron, protein, fiber and other minerals. The cereal is low in fat and mostly made up of unsaturated fat. It is regarded as one of the healthiest cereals available. In the year 2019-20, the area covered by the ragi crop in India is 9.66 lakh acres. The present research is based on 18 years of data on ragi area, production and productivity in Karnataka (from 2000-01 to 2017-18). To determine the growth and stability of the data over the years, the exponential growth rate, the instability index and Hazel's decomposition analysis were utilised. During the study period, the area under ragi crop expanded by 1.79 per cent, while production climbed by 2.23 per cent. In the case of production, the variation around the trend (instability index 21.89) and the variance around the mean (CV 24.48 per cent) was greater than area and productivity. The increase in mean area was responsible for 87.49 per cent of the increase in production. The variation in ragi production was primarily related to changes in the area variance.
Mysore Journal of agricultural sciences, 2021
The study empirically assesses various factors affecting internal out-migration among farm househ... more The study empirically assesses various factors affecting internal out-migration among farm households across rural urban interface of North Bengaluru. The study draws on both qualitative and quantitative information gathered through in-depth interviews of farm households in the context of internal out-migration. The data was collected from randomly selected 260 farm households (60 from urban and 100 each from transition and rural gradients). To identify the significant factors causing migration, Probit regression was used. results showed that education level of the migrant, household size, farm gross income, non-farm income and debt outstanding of the family were major influencing factors in shaping the out-migration among farm households. Study confirm the hypothesis that migrant and non-migrant farm households differ significantly in livelihood activities including farm income, non-farm income, household size, per capita land availability and outstanding debt of the household. The study also identifies various push and pull factors which causes out migration among the farm households and it was observed that major push factor were lack of employment and job opportunities at the origin. Prospects of higher wages, better employment opportunities were some of the critical pull factors for migration. This study underlines the need to have suitable policy and programmes to reduce rural-urban disparities and help prevent the large scale migration thereby reducing the stress on urban cities which might have impeding effects.
Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2020
The study examined the impact of irrigation water shortage on yield, income and employment of far... more The study examined the impact of irrigation water shortage on yield, income and employment of farm households in Tungabhadra command area in Gangavathi taluk of Karnataka. Based on the extent of net irrigated area under canal, Gangavathi taluk of Koppal district was selected for the study. A total of 120 households among which 40 respondents from each water access regimes (head reach, mid reach and tail-end reach) were selected. The required field data pertaining to the year 2016-17 was collected through personal interview. The average gross annual household income of head reach farmers before and after water shortage (2015) was INR 6,35,293 and INR 5,59,970, respectively. Whereas, in tail-end reach, the average gross annual household income before and after water shortage was INR 5,66,263 and INR 4,19,895, respectively. The annual household employment in all the three regimes was affected due to irrigation water deficits but it was more significant in middle-reach regime. Bore wells and ponds acted as a supplementary source of irrigation in periods of water shortages. A good coordination should be built between Original Research Article
The pharma Innovation, 2021
The evaluation of changes in cropping patterns in various places is critical for gaining a better... more The evaluation of changes in cropping patterns in various places is critical for gaining a better understanding of the agricultural development method. The goal of this study was to look into the dynamics of cropping patterns in the Koppal region of Karnataka, particularly in the Gangavathi taluk from 2005-06 to 2015-16 and the data was collected from the Government of Karnataka's Directorate of Economics and Statistics. The study's main findings revealed that the district has shown crop diversification and that Gangavathi taluk is heading toward specialisation. During the study period, the taluk's transitional probability score revealed that the probability of transitioning from fruits to cereals and minor millets was highest (0.75). Cereals and minor millets have a probability of area of 0.48, while oilseeds have a probability of 0.75. As a fact, the majority of cereals and minor millets grown in the Gangavathi are paddy, and the retention probability of cereals and minor millets is highest in the taluk, as most farmers continue to cultivate paddy throughout the year. Furthermore, the study assessed the instability index of key crops to determine which crop had the most stable area throughout the previous decade, and it was clear that the paddy crop had the least unstable index when compared to other crops in the area. There is more flexibility in crop selection to elevate agriculture to the forefront of property development, which must be included in research and extension programmes.
Economic Affairs
During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers encountered a number of obstacles. As a result of t... more During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers encountered a number of obstacles. As a result of the country's lockdown, millions of migrant workers have lost their jobs, income, and food. The response of migrant labour to livelihood security during the covid-19 outbreak was explored in North Karnataka. This study looked into the alternative employment options available to migrant workers who went home to avoid the outbreak. The purpose of this study is to apply logistic regression and path analysis to see what factors influenced agricultural migrant households' livelihood security when they returned home following the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The factors impacting livelihood security, according to the results of logistic regression, were family size, household income, and income from non-agriculture, dependency ratio, migrating reason, and average age of migrants. This study looks at the socioeconomic conditions of migrant workers as well as the factors that affect their capacity to earn a living. Del JEL Classification: O21, C20, Q01, Q19 HIGHLIGHTS m As a result of the country's lockdown during Covid-19 pandemic, millions of migrant workers have lost their jobs, income, and food. m Migrants' livelihood security is impacted significantly by the indirect effects of family size and migration style. m The factors impacting livelihood security, according to the results of logistic regression, were family size, household income, and income from non-agriculture, dependency ratio, migrating reason, and average age of migrants. m Non-economic factors were found to be the primary cause of migrants' concerns. m Inclusive agrarian transformation solutions should be examined in north Karnataka.
Economic Affairs
Price volatility of major agricultural commodities has attracted major attention in the last few ... more Price volatility of major agricultural commodities has attracted major attention in the last few years in India as well as in the world food markets. It is often observed that price changes of major staple food items have negative impact on the welfare of the producer farmers as well as consumers. This study tries to explore the nature and causes of the price changes of paddy and redgram in Karnataka. The secondary data of paddy and redgram prices from major markets were compiled and analysed using volatility index and co-integration techniques. Data from major markets by considering time series data for about two decades from2000-2018 were used to understand the trends, volatility and transmission. It was discovered that, prices were not particularly unpredictable, retail prices were more erratic than farm harvest prices, wholesale prices, and minimum support prices in Paddy whereas in redgram, farm harvest prices were comparatively erratic than other prices. The volatility may be ...
The evaluation of changes in cropping patterns in various places is critical for gaining a better... more The evaluation of changes in cropping patterns in various places is critical for gaining a better understanding of the agricultural development method. The goal of this study was to look into the dynamics of cropping patterns in the Koppal region of Karnataka, particularly in the Gangavathi taluk from 2005-06 to 2015-16 and the data was collected from the Government of Karnataka's Directorate of Economics and Statistics. The study's main findings revealed that the district has shown crop diversification and that Gangavathi taluk is heading toward specialisation. During the study period, the taluk's transitional probability score revealed that the probability of transitioning from fruits to cereals and minor millets was highest (0.75). Cereals and minor millets have a probability of area of 0.48, while oilseeds have a probability of 0.75. As a fact, the majority of cereals and minor millets grown in the Gangavathi are paddy, and the retention probability of cereals and mi...
Economic Affairs, 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers encountered a number of obstacles. As a result of t... more During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers encountered a number of obstacles. As a result of the country's lockdown, millions of migrant workers have lost their jobs, income, and food. The response of migrant labour to livelihood security during the covid-19 outbreak was explored in North Karnataka. This study looked into the alternative employment options available to migrant workers who went home to avoid the outbreak. The purpose of this study is to apply logistic regression and path analysis to see what factors influenced agricultural migrant households' livelihood security when they returned home following the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The factors impacting livelihood security, according to the results of logistic regression, were family size, household income, and income from non-agriculture, dependency ratio, migrating reason, and average age of migrants. This study looks at the socioeconomic conditions of migrant workers as well as the factors that affect their capacity to earn a living.
Economic Affairs, 2022
This study assessed the vulnerability to food and nutritional insecurity of farm households acros... more This study assessed the vulnerability to food and nutritional insecurity of farm households across multiple water regimes in the Tungabhadra command area of Karnataka by collecting data from 120 households comprising 40 respondents from head, middle and tail-end reaches. The Gini coefficients used to measure the inequality, which showed a high degree of income inequality among tail-end reach households. In head-reach regime, households experienced low vulnerability to food insecurity as they spent lesser proportion of their total expenditure on food, whereas, middle and tail-end reach farm households were more vulnerable. As land use decision is hard to change, there is a need for a comprehensive strategy and plan for irrigation water management and administration.
The Pharma Innovation Journal, 2021
Economic Affairs, 2022
The present study is an effort to analyse paddy-growers' adaptation methods in the Tungabhadra co... more The present study is an effort to analyse paddy-growers' adaptation methods in the Tungabhadra command area of Karnataka state, India, over time in response to the climate change. Various adaptation techniques have been identified in the study including changes in farming practices such as adjusting planting dates and strategic approach in fertilizer management. According to the respondents, using these adaptation measures helps to reduce vulnerability and improve their 'socio-economic status'and 'quality of life'. Farmers on the other hand adapt to the changing climate to ensure long-term productivity. The area under paddy crop experienced a substantial negative growth rate owing to Tungabhadra Command area's erratic irrigation water flow in the taluk. In the three water regimes, various coping techniques were used by sample farmers in the research area to overcome irrigation shortages caused by climate change are reported separately. Change of sowing dates based on releasing canal water and increased use of application of water management methods, followed by the use of groundwater for irrigation, were significant factors that were used as coping strategies. Migration was another technique used by the respondents to sustain their incomes, but it was not as important as it had been previously.
Economic affairs, 2022
Price volatility of major agricultural commodities has attracted major attention in the last few ... more Price volatility of major agricultural commodities has attracted major attention in the last few years in India as well as in the world food markets. It is often observed that price changes of major staple food items have negative impact on the welfare of the producer farmers as well as consumers. This study tries to explore the nature and causes of the price changes of paddy and redgram in Karnataka. The secondary data of paddy and redgram prices from major markets were compiled and analysed using volatility index and co-integration techniques. Data from major markets by considering time series data for about two decades from2000-2018 were used to understand the trends, volatility and transmission. It was discovered that, prices were not particularly unpredictable, retail prices were more erratic than farm harvest prices, wholesale prices, and minimum support prices in Paddy whereas in redgram, farm harvest prices were comparatively erratic than other prices. The volatility may be related to agricultural production's intrinsic instability as a result of unexpected and unpredictable exogenous shocks such as weather and poor price and income elasticities. And study on price transmission would help to know, how the prices have transmitted from one market to other market and reveals the relationship between prices over time between the markets considered. HIGHLIGHTS m The study revealed that retail prices were more volatile than farm harvest, wholesale and minimum support prices in paddy but in redgram, farm harvest prices were comparatively volatile than retail, wholesale and minimum support prices. m Gangavathi and Maddur markets are the major markets influencing prices in Bangalore market for Paddy whereas, prices ofredgram in both Bangalore and Hyderabad markets were influenced by prices in Mumbai market.
Economic Affairs, 2022
This study assessed the vulnerability to food and nutritional insecurity of farm households acros... more This study assessed the vulnerability to food and nutritional insecurity of farm households across multiple water regimes in the Tungabhadra command area of Karnataka by collecting data from 120 households comprising 40 respondents from head, middle and tail-end reaches. The Gini coefficients used to measure the inequality, which showed a high degree of income inequality among tail-end reach households. In head-reach regime, households experienced low vulnerability to food insecurity as they spent lesser proportion of their total expenditure on food, whereas, middle and tail-end reach farm households were more vulnerable. As land use decision is hard to change, there is a need for a comprehensive strategy and plan for irrigation water management and administration. HIGHLIGHTS m High degree of income inequality prevails among harm households at tail-end reaches of Tungabhadra command areas of Karnataka and high extent of vulnerability faced by both tail-end and middle reaches farmers. m Farmers at tail-end and middle reaches experienced severe to high level and those at head reaches are prone to moderate to mild level of nutritional insecurity.
Mysore Journal of Agricultural sciences, 2021
Ragi, also known as finger millet, is one of the most important components in Karnataka's staple ... more Ragi, also known as finger millet, is one of the most important components in Karnataka's staple food diet. Finger millet is a gluten-free food that is high in calcium, iron, protein, fiber and other minerals. The cereal is low in fat and mostly made up of unsaturated fat. It is regarded as one of the healthiest cereals available. In the year 2019-20, the area covered by the ragi crop in India is 9.66 lakh acres. The present research is based on 18 years of data on ragi area, production and productivity in Karnataka (from 2000-01 to 2017-18). To determine the growth and stability of the data over the years, the exponential growth rate, the instability index and Hazel's decomposition analysis were utilised. During the study period, the area under ragi crop expanded by 1.79 per cent, while production climbed by 2.23 per cent. In the case of production, the variation around the trend (instability index 21.89) and the variance around the mean (CV 24.48 per cent) was greater than area and productivity. The increase in mean area was responsible for 87.49 per cent of the increase in production. The variation in ragi production was primarily related to changes in the area variance.
Mysore Journal of agricultural sciences, 2021
The study empirically assesses various factors affecting internal out-migration among farm househ... more The study empirically assesses various factors affecting internal out-migration among farm households across rural urban interface of North Bengaluru. The study draws on both qualitative and quantitative information gathered through in-depth interviews of farm households in the context of internal out-migration. The data was collected from randomly selected 260 farm households (60 from urban and 100 each from transition and rural gradients). To identify the significant factors causing migration, Probit regression was used. results showed that education level of the migrant, household size, farm gross income, non-farm income and debt outstanding of the family were major influencing factors in shaping the out-migration among farm households. Study confirm the hypothesis that migrant and non-migrant farm households differ significantly in livelihood activities including farm income, non-farm income, household size, per capita land availability and outstanding debt of the household. The study also identifies various push and pull factors which causes out migration among the farm households and it was observed that major push factor were lack of employment and job opportunities at the origin. Prospects of higher wages, better employment opportunities were some of the critical pull factors for migration. This study underlines the need to have suitable policy and programmes to reduce rural-urban disparities and help prevent the large scale migration thereby reducing the stress on urban cities which might have impeding effects.
Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 2020
The study examined the impact of irrigation water shortage on yield, income and employment of far... more The study examined the impact of irrigation water shortage on yield, income and employment of farm households in Tungabhadra command area in Gangavathi taluk of Karnataka. Based on the extent of net irrigated area under canal, Gangavathi taluk of Koppal district was selected for the study. A total of 120 households among which 40 respondents from each water access regimes (head reach, mid reach and tail-end reach) were selected. The required field data pertaining to the year 2016-17 was collected through personal interview. The average gross annual household income of head reach farmers before and after water shortage (2015) was INR 6,35,293 and INR 5,59,970, respectively. Whereas, in tail-end reach, the average gross annual household income before and after water shortage was INR 5,66,263 and INR 4,19,895, respectively. The annual household employment in all the three regimes was affected due to irrigation water deficits but it was more significant in middle-reach regime. Bore wells and ponds acted as a supplementary source of irrigation in periods of water shortages. A good coordination should be built between Original Research Article
The pharma Innovation, 2021
The evaluation of changes in cropping patterns in various places is critical for gaining a better... more The evaluation of changes in cropping patterns in various places is critical for gaining a better understanding of the agricultural development method. The goal of this study was to look into the dynamics of cropping patterns in the Koppal region of Karnataka, particularly in the Gangavathi taluk from 2005-06 to 2015-16 and the data was collected from the Government of Karnataka's Directorate of Economics and Statistics. The study's main findings revealed that the district has shown crop diversification and that Gangavathi taluk is heading toward specialisation. During the study period, the taluk's transitional probability score revealed that the probability of transitioning from fruits to cereals and minor millets was highest (0.75). Cereals and minor millets have a probability of area of 0.48, while oilseeds have a probability of 0.75. As a fact, the majority of cereals and minor millets grown in the Gangavathi are paddy, and the retention probability of cereals and minor millets is highest in the taluk, as most farmers continue to cultivate paddy throughout the year. Furthermore, the study assessed the instability index of key crops to determine which crop had the most stable area throughout the previous decade, and it was clear that the paddy crop had the least unstable index when compared to other crops in the area. There is more flexibility in crop selection to elevate agriculture to the forefront of property development, which must be included in research and extension programmes.