Labour Productivity and Factors Affecting Labour Supply in Agro Processing Centres (APC) in India
2011
Dixit, Anil K. | Nanda, S.K. | Kudos, S.K Aleksha | Karki, Indu
This paper has examined the labour intensity and efficiency using primary data (2008-09 and 2009-10) collected from 23 Agro-processing centres (APC) in 8 states out of 78 APC established by AICRP on post-harvest technology (PHT) in 16 states of India. The results have revealed that Agro-processing centres have employed labour of low-to-medium intensity and medium-to-high labour productivity. However, APC based on cereals, pulses, oilseed and spices processing are found to be more labour-intensive (except APC of Assam) compared to APC on fruits and vegetables processing (seasonal venture). The regression analysis has depicted that coefficient of female members in family (ratio of female to total members) and D1 (dummy for timely and on demand payment) have a positive and statistically significant (p < 0.01) relation with supply of labour. Hence, social obligations and economic conditions have been found to be the deciding forces for supply of labour days in APC of Punjab. The study has suggested that market promotion for the processed food in rural and semi-urban areas will improve labour productivity besides generating indirect employment opportunity.
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