Agricultural Revolution in Developing Economy (In 2 Volumes)

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Progress made by Indian Agriculture from the stage of a ‘begging bowl’ to that of a surplus food economy is not a small thing. We are exporting rice today to a large extent. The book gives a historical approach to the various issues and covers major important commodities. It will be of interest to all the students of agriculture, economics, history, politicians and academic. There is hardly any doubt that Indian Agriculture has undergone a complete revolution. The book is divided into 16 chapters each gives a complete coverage of the type of revolution. Golden revolution and white revolutions are quite well known, but very little is talked about Revolutions like Golden white (cotton) and Golden Fiber (Jute) etc. This is a study not to be of interest in day to day life, but also great educational value for any body interested in different aspects of agriculture covering each and every aspect.

Contents: Vol. I: Preface. 1. The Green Revolution. 2. Golden Revolution – Overall Horticulture-Honey. 3. Round Revolution – Potato. 4. Yellow Revolution – Oilseeds . 5. Golden Fiber Revolution in India (Jute). 6. Silver Fiber Revolution (Cotton). 7. Pink Revolution (Pharmaceutical drug). 8. The Black Revolution (Petroleum).

Vol. 2: 9. Evergreen Revolution-Overall Development . 10. Red Revolution. 11. Grey Revolution – Fertiliser. 12. Silver Revolution – Egg and Poultry. 13. Brown Revolution – Leather Industry. 14. Blue Revolution in India. 15. The White Revolution in India. 16. The Livestock Revolution in India.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR P C Bansil

P.C. Bansil heads the Techno Economic Research Institute, New Delhi, founded by him in 1984. He belongs to the first batch of Indian Economic Service and has worked with the FAO for about 15 years in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Rome, Zambia and Libya. He has authored 28 books, besides a large number of reports and papers prepared for various governments. He has published over 400 papers in specialized technical journals. His work experience relates to the formulation, implementation, evaluation and regional plans for agriculture, statistics, marketing, livestock, irrigation, fisheries, forestry, wildlife, national parks, tourism, agro-industries and social sectors like demography, health, education and housing, as well as project identification, formulation and evaluation in these fields. Dr. Bansil was recently appointed by the Planning Commission as Chairman of the Tenth Plan Working Group on Animal Husbandry Economics and Statistics. He has just completed the study â€œLivestock in India 2000-2030â€ sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. During his FAO assignments in Sri Lanka, Zambia and Libya as Senior Planning Advisor, he undertook micro level studies on issues relating to water.