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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Research Motivation
1.2 Research Questions and Hypotheses
1.3 Significance of the Research
1.4 Research Structure
Chapter 2 Research Background
2.1 Rainfed Ecosystem of Rice Production
2.2 Backward Agricultural Practices
2.3 High Incidence of Rural Poverty
2.4 Sample Districts and the Dataset
Chapter 3 Determinants of Small-scale Rice Farmer's Adoption of High Yielding Varieties under Rainfed Ecosystems inEastern India Using McFadden's Choice Model
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Literature Review: HYV Adoption in India
3.3 Study Area and Dataset
3.6 Patterns of HYV Adoption
3.5 Methodological Framework Empirical Results
3.7 Conclusion
Chapter 4 Estimation of Technical Efficiency and Output Growth Decomposition for Small-scale Rice Farms in Eastern India: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Previous Studies on Technical Efficiency of Rice Farms
4.3 Methodological Framework
4.4 Study Area and Dataset
4.5 Empirical Results
4.6 Conclusion
Chapter 5 Income Mobility and Pathways Out of Poverty in Rural India: The Case of Giridih and Purulia
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Literature Review: Structural Transformation and Rural Poverty Reduction
5.3 Description of the Study Area and Dataset
5.4 Empirical Findings and Discussions
5.5 Interpreting the Empirical Evidence
5.6 Conclusions
Chapter 6 Conclusion
6.1 Summary of the Research
6.2 Responses to the Research Questions
6.3 Policy Recommendation
6.4 Limitations and Future Work
Appendix
Reference