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

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen_US
cg.contributor.initiativeForesighten_US
cg.contributor.initiativeNational Policies and Strategiesen_US
cg.coverage.countryIndiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionAsiaen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.identifierBarun Deb Pal: 0000-0002-2584-6155en_US
cg.creator.identifierJames Thurlow: 0000-0003-3414-374Xen_US
cg.creator.identifierKarl Pauw: 0000-0002-5104-173Xen_US
cg.creator.identifierXinshen Diao: 0000-0003-4843-1670en_US
cg.creator.identifierManmeet Ajmani: 0000-0001-7175-1248en_US
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Foresight and Policy Modeling Uniten_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden_US
cg.number2325en_US
cg.placeWashington, DCen_US
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaGender equality, youth and social inclusionen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen_US
dc.contributor.authorPal, Barun Deben_US
dc.contributor.authorThurlow, Jamesen_US
dc.contributor.authorPauw, Karlen_US
dc.contributor.authorDiao, Xinshenen_US
dc.contributor.authorAjmani, Manmeet Singhen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T16:50:11Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-01-27T16:50:11Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/170111en_US
dc.titleAgrifood value chains in India: A state-level analysis using a social accounting matrixen_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
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_US
dcterms.extent29 p.en_US
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen_US
dcterms.issued2025-01-27en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/141686en_US
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151601en_US
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/144198en_US
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/155099en_US
dcterms.subjectincomeen_US
dcterms.subjectagrifood systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectvalue addeden_US
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen_US
dcterms.subjectemploymenten_US
dcterms.subjectlabour productivityen_US
dcterms.subjectdataen_US
dcterms.subjectwomenen_US
dcterms.subjectgenderen_US
dcterms.typeWorking Paperen_US

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