Functioning of Land Lease Market in Different Agro-Climatic Settings in India

This book is an analytical study to make an attempt to analyse whether there exists any relation between the extent of land under tenancy and nature of irrigation in different agro-climatic conditions in the state of Andhra Pradesh and India. The analysis is conducted at two levels: at the state level and at village level. The study presents trends on the extent of leasing-in/out of land and the terms of lease (based on the NSSO data) during 1981-82, 1991-92 and 2002-03 across 15 major states in India, and to analyze whether irrigation and different sources of irrigation have any association with the extent of leased-in land and the terms of lease. At micro level. understanding different agro-climatic villages (nine different agro-climatic villages in Andhra Pradesh) and find out the extent of leased-in/out land, and the terms of lease in different study villages. This book examines the household and village resources, and their influence on the extent of leased-in/out of land and the terms of lease. The book can give clear picture on who is leasing-in land and leasing-out land in the different study villages.