*Lecturer, Department of Higher Education, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
**Ph. D. Research Scholar, Department of Economics, H P University, Shimla, India
Online published on 11 July, 2017.
In present paper an attempt has been made to examine, does human capital development helps in increasing agricultural productivity in Himachal Pradesh with the help of production function. The present analysis indicates that the impact of the farmer's education on farm production is positive and significant. Education alone accounts for 28 per cent of the variation in per hectare agricultural productivity. Infact the relationship is relatively stronger with secondary level and weak but positive with higher level of education. This underlines the importance of sustained human capital up to a minimum of secondary level.
Agricultural Productivity, Human Capital, Maize and Production Function
