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This book attempts to address the major issues concerning agrarian crisis in India which led farmers to suicide in a big way. Taking a close look at the status of agriculture in the country, with special reference to Andhra Pradesh, it assesses trends in farmers’ suicide phenomena and analyses the factors that led them to suicide and its impact on socio-economic, psychological and moral aspects of affected households.
It also examines the ...
The largest portion of the natural resources of India consist of land and by far the largest number of its inhabitants is engaged in agriculture. Therefore, in any scheme of economic development of the country, agriculture holds a position of basic importance. Agriculture sector occupies a key position in the Indian economy and employment to about 65 per cent of the working population of India. The economic development process guided by the market-driven ...
Rural Infrastructure in India, though much improved than prior to economic reforms, is not commensurate with emerging challenges of globalisation to the rural economy. Rural skills are either untapped or underutilized. Up gradation of rural technologies has not been taking place satisfactorily to cater the needs of unemployed rural youth. Rural artisans are not finding proper place in the economic arena and they are not having adequate opportunities to prove ...