An Agricultural View of Haryana

About 80 per cent of Haryana’s population is dependent on agriculture. This sector contributes significantly to the State’s income besides supplying raw material to major agro-industries like cotton, sugar, textiles, etc. Haryana is considered as one of the most progressive states in respect of agricultural development. The authors, persons eminently qualified to comment on the subject, write in detail about the geographical features of the state with respect to aspects like soil, climate, and land utilization. In the first part, they talk in a generalized way abut livestock, dairy development, crop production, fertilizaer consumption and the like. In the second, they have focused on the various crops in an individualized manner, and detail the existing production of these crops, and give extensive data collected from a variety of sources. The book is well-researched and the material is presented in an integrated manner. Since not many books have been written on this subject, this book should come in handy for researchers, economists and the policy framers.