ABSTRACT
In this paper, we examine the impact of urbanization on agriculture in India and China. We study various aspects of agriculture such as groundwater depletion, the extent of conversion of agricultural to non-agricultural land and the production of cash crops (largely targeted at an urban population) vis-à-vis food crops, largely a result of urbanization in the two countries. We find that in both countries, agricultural land has been declining and production has moved towards cash crops, away from food crops, as a result of urbanization. Nonetheless, the paper finds that it is a question of urban management rather than urbanization itself that is the problem in both the countries.
