Agrifood value chains in India: A state-level analysis using a social accounting matrix

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.contributor.initiativeForesight
cg.contributor.initiativeNational Policies and Strategies
cg.contributor.programAcceleratorPolicy Innovations
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierBarun Deb Pal: 0000-0002-2584-6155en
cg.creator.identifierJames Thurlow: 0000-0003-3414-374Xen
cg.creator.identifierKarl Pauw: 0000-0002-5104-173Xen
cg.creator.identifierXinshen Diao: 0000-0003-4843-1670en
cg.creator.identifierManmeet Ajmani: 0000-0001-7175-1248en
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Foresight and Policy Modeling Uniten
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden
cg.number2325en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusion
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
dc.contributor.authorPal, Barun Deben
dc.contributor.authorThurlow, Jamesen
dc.contributor.authorPauw, Karlen
dc.contributor.authorDiao, Xinshenen
dc.contributor.authorAjmani, Manmeet Singhen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T16:50:11Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-27T16:50:11Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/170111
dc.titleAgrifood value chains in India: A state-level analysis using a social accounting matrixen
dcterms.abstractThis study describes disparities in per capita income, in the structure of the economy, and in agrifood systems (AFS) across states in India. We use the gross value added (GVA) obtained from state-specific agrifood value chains (AVCs) to describe the size and structure of the AFS in each state of India. This study also presents the size of employment and variability in labor productivity within the AFS across states. A special focus is given to female and youth employment in the state specific AVCs. The 2017/18 state-level social accounting matrix (SAM) for India is the primary data source for estimating statewise GVA from the AFS. Periodic Labor Force Survey data are used to estimate the size of AFS employment. Our results reveal that the bottom half of the Indian population has an average per capita income of US$1,019, 2.5 times lower than that of the top half. India’s AFS is valued at $756 billion, or 31 percent of its GVA. Primary agriculture comprises 59 percent of the AFS, and off-farm activities the rest. The share of off-farm activities in the AFS rises moving from lower-income states to higher-income states, corroborating the theory of structural transformation. The national average share of female workers in total employment is 23 percent and the majority of women who do work are engaged in primary agriculture. The share of women employed in the primary agriculture sector does not change between low- and high-income states in India. In contrast, the share of youth in primary agriculture declines between lower- and higher-income states. Since state governments in India are empowered to design their own policy and development strategies, this study provides an important policy insight to both the federal (central) and state governments.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPal, Barun Deb; Thurlow, James; Pauw, Karl; Diao, Xinshen; and Ajmani, Manmeet Singh. 2025. Agrifood value chains in India: A state-level analysis using a social accounting matrix. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2325. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170111en
dcterms.extent29 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2025-01-27en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserved
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.subjectincomeen
dcterms.subjectagrifood systemsen
dcterms.subjectvalue addeden
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen
dcterms.subjectemploymenten
dcterms.subjectlabour productivityen
dcterms.subjectdataen
dcterms.subjectwomenen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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