1Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad-500 030
2ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, 500 059
*Corresponding author: bhavanig0712@gmail.com
Online Published on 16 March, 2022.
The objective of this paper is to assess the impact of the seed village programme (SVP) on paddy production. The study was conducted during 2019–20 in three zones of the Telangana state where the seed village programme was being implemented. The research investigation used a difference-in-difference approach to assess the impact accrued to the beneficiaries. There was a 69%increase in the income of beneficiaries as compared to that of non-beneficiaries (5.63%). The age education, seed landholding and farming experience put together contributed 71.6% to the total variation in increased income. The difference-in-difference regression results showed that, with the introduction of the SVP, there was also an increase in the average income of beneficiaries by Rs.13032/season.
