Economic Reasons for Declined Rice Production in Kerala, India

摘要

Occupying only 1.18% of the total geographical area, Kerala is a small state located in the southwest of India. With the high density of population, Kerala has to feed 3.10% of the total population. As against the national average of 1.57 hectare, theaverage size of farm holdings in Kerala is only 0.33 hectare. Over 50% of people in Kerala still subsist on the meagre income from their agricultural operations. Despite the persistent trend of declining production and productivity, the agriculture andallied sectors still account for 28.61% of the state domestic product, and of the total labour force.