Impact of new agricultural technology in Andhra Pradesh

In India, different strategies based on different models have been used for achieving rapid progress in agriculture. The study emerges the conclusion that inter-regional/ mandal and intro-regional income inequalities may be attributed to variation in irrigation, land concentration and imperfect factor markets. Unless these problems are effectively tackled, the benefits of new technology cannot percolate into small farms and backward regions. The disparities in irrigation can be overcome through the Governments’ initiative in extending irrigation facilities to backward regions and creating community irrigation. With regard to the unequal distribution of land the solution lies in the effective implementation of land reform measures. Imperfections in credit and input markets can be removed by reorienting the institutional set-up and planning appropriate price policies. Only then, the twin objectives of growth and social justice can be attained in the farm sector in India.