Empirical Economics Letters, 20, 5(2): (May 2021) ISSN 1681 8997 Structural Equation Modeling based Approach to Farmer’s Perceptions of Infrastructure as Shaping Agricultural Outcomes Ajay Kumar Sharma * , Meenakshi Gupta ** and Roop Lal Sharma ** Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu Abstract: The research emphasizes the exploration, identification and classification of aspects that constitute the agriculture infrastructure development in state bound perspective. The study modeled the impact of independent factors „perceived improvements in infrastructure‟, „perceived agricultural mechanization‟, „perceived economic development‟, „perceived farmer‟s access to inputs‟, „perceived reduction of losses‟ and „perceived land reforms‟ on dependent factors namely the „social status‟, „perceived improvement of marketing‟, „perceived yield increase‟ and „perceived increase in agricultural productivity‟. The structural equation modeling established the linkages that seemingly guide the improvements in marketing as well as increase in agricultural productivity across agriculturist‟s perceptions. The structural linkages were observed with regard to infrastructure, agricultural dynamics, marketing and productivity enhancement. Keywords: SEM, Farmer‟s perception of Infrastructure, Agricultural outcomes, Jammu and Kashmir 1. Introduction Infrastructure (Kessides, 1996) comprises the long lived structures, equipment and facilities that are vital for economic production and for mobility by households. Economic infrastructure (Willoughby, 2002) has been observed to comprise the public utilities like the telecommunications, electric power, gas, water supply, waste water disposal, public works (Binswanger, 1993) like the irrigation mechanisms, roads and transport systems like railways, urban transport, ports, airports and waterways. Infrastructure availability and regional economic development have been observed as possessing a direct and lateral relationship. The infrastructure has been reported to affect the production and consumption directly in manifold ways and means. The character and accessibility of local infrastructure influences the marginal productivity of private capital being invested, casts structural impacts on supply and demand, reduces overall cost of production, ensures factor mobility as well as ensures changes in quality of life of incumbents (agriculturists in this case). * Corresponding author. Research Scholar. Email: ajaysharma845@gmail.com; ** Email: meenakshi.gupta@smvdu.ac.in; *** Email: rooplal.sharma@smvdu.ac.in