Economics of Agriculture

Preface. 1. Introduction to agricultural economics. I. Agricultural finance: 2. Introduction to agricultural finance. 3. Financial institutions. 4. Principles of credit management. 5. Economic feasibility of project, loan proposals and credit policy. II. Co-operation: 6. Introduction to co-operation. 7. Co-operative credit structure. 8. Co-operative agricultural and rural development banks. 9. Agricultural non-credit co-operatives. 10. Development of Co-operative Movement in India. 11. Co-operative Movement in foreign countries. 12. General aspects of co-operation. III. Agricultural marketing: 13. Market and marketing. 14. Marketing functions. 15. Channels of distribution. 16. Defects of agricultural marketing. 17. Regulated market and co-operative marketing. 18. Price spread. 19. Agricultural price analysis and World Trade Organization. IV. Farm management and production economics: 20. Introduction to farm management. 21. Principles applied to farm management. 22. Costs. 23. Farm planning and budgeting. 24. Valuation and depreciation. 25. Efficiency indicators. 26. Production economics. 27. Production functions. 28. Farm records and accounts. V. Research methodology: 29. Science and social science. 30. Concepts and hypothesis. 31. Planning Research Project. 32. Data, schedule and questionnaire. 33. Research reporting. 34. Sampling. VI. Economic information about Indian agriculture: 35. Agricultural resources in India. 36. Food supply, population and economic indicators. VII. Agricultural growth and economic development: 37. Agricultural growth and economic development. 38. Comparison of growth experiences. 39. Organisation of Indian agriculture for development. VIII. Agricultural business management: 40. Agricultural business management. Abbreviations and contractions. Questions. Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board Syllabus and questions. Index.