Impact of Agricultural credit on yield and Income of Paddy in Andhra Pradesh
An attempt has been made to assess the impact of agricultural credit on yield and income of paddy in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh is basically an agrarian economy and by producing one-tenth of India total output of food grains. Initially the agriculturists depend more on non-institutional sources for their credit requirements which used to squeeze the blood of the poor peasants by charging high rates of interest.