Glimpses of Indian Agriculture

Agriculture is one of the largest sources of livelihood in India, contributing significantly to the gross domestic product of the country. However, it has witnessed a decline in the last few decades. While there has been a significant increase in production of foodgrains in the recent past, the sector has been facing some formidable challenges of climate change, increasing costs and uncertainties associated with volatility in international markets, and decline in the average size of landholding. Analysis of emerging scenarios in the agricultural sector and various other agricultural activities is elementary for the growth of the Indian economy.

This requirement is fulfilled by the illustrious Agricultural Economic Research Centres (AERCs) located in various State Agricultural Universities, Central Universities, and institutions of repute. This book presents an extensive study of the performance of Indian agriculture over the years, focusing on issues such as production, economics, and marketing problems and prospects; government interventions for the development of horticulture crops; and sectors allied to agriculture—livestock, dairy development, and fisheries. Further, the book analyses growth; outcomes, problems, and constraints facing Indian agriculture as inputs for future policy initiatives; feedback on various government policies and programmes; and the present status and outlook of Indian agriculture.

Contents: 1. Overview of Emerging Trends in Indian Agriculture/Vijay Paul Sharma, Parmod Kumar, Nilabja Ghosh, D.K. Grover, and Usha Tuteja. I: Overview and Performance of Indian Agriculture: 2. Growth and Instability in World Pulse Production and Trade/Usha Tuteja. 3. Pulses Production in India: An Empirical Analysis/C.S.C. Sekhar and Yogesh Bhatt. 4. Problems and Prospects of Oilseeds Production in India/Vijay Paul Sharma. 5 Production and Marketing of Basmati Rice in Punjab/D.K. Grover, Jasdev Singh, Sanjay Kumar, and J.M. Singh. 6. An Economic Analysis of Basmati Cultivation in Haryana/Usha Tuteja.

7. Problems and Prospects of Katarni Paddy Production in Bihar/Rajiv Kumar Sinha and Rosline Kusum Marandi. 8. Spread of New Varieties of Hybrid Rice and Their Impact on the Overall Production and Productivity Pranab Kanti Basu and Debajit Roy.9. Possibilities and Constraints in Adoption of Alternative Crops to Paddy in Green Revolution Belt of India/D.K. Grover, Sanjay Kumar, J.M. Singh, and Jasdev Singh. 10. Economics of Bt Cotton vis-à-vis Non-Bt Cotton in India: A Study across Four Major Cotton-growing States/Vasant P. Gandhi and N.V. Namboodiri. 11. Performance Evaluation of Bt Cotton Cultivation in Punjab/D.K. Grover. 12. Potential and Prospects of Rabi Crops Cultivation in Assam/Moromi Gogoi and Rupam Kr. Bordoloi. 13. National Horticulture Mission Scheme Impact Evaluation/Parmod Kumar. 14. Growth and Trends of Horticulture Crops in the North-East and the Himalayan States/Komol Singha. 15. Potential of Horticultural Crops in Assam and Meghalaya/Gautam Kakaty.16. Government Intervention in Horticulture Development in Maharashtra: A Case Study of Ratnagiri District/Sangeeta Shroff. 17. Economics of Mushroom Farming in Himachal Pradesh/C.S. Vaidya, Pratap Singh, and Ranveer Singh. 18. Evaluation of Five Decades of Livestock Development in Maharashtra and Threats and Opportunities in WTO Regime/Deepak Shah. 19. Evaluation of Integrated Dairy Development Project in North-Eastern Region/T.N. Saikia and Gautam Kakaty. 20. Problems and Prospects of Fish Farming in Bihar and Jharkhand/Ranjan Kumar Sinha and Rosline Kusum Marandi. 21. Economic Analysis of Fish Ponds in Himachal Pradesh/Ranveer Singh, Meenakshi, S.P. Saraswat, and Partap Singh.II. Technology, Inputs, and Services for Agricultural Development : 22. Biotechnology in Agriculture: Potential, Performance, and Concerns/Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain, and Aashish Argade. 23. Evaluation of Participatory Irrigation Management in India: Study of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra/Vasant P. Gandhi and N.V. Namboodiri. 24. Status and Perception about Resource Conservation Technology: A Case Study of Drip Irrigation/Vaibhav Bhamoriya. 25. Irrigated Agriculture in Tamil Nadu: Pattern and Scope for Diversification/K. Jothi Sivagnanam. 26. Study of Tanks in Watershed Development Area in Karnataka/P. Thippaiah. 27. Impact Evaluation of Xth Plan: National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas: Impact Evaluation of Rajasthan/V.D. Shah. 28. Impact Evaluation of Watershed Development for Rainfed Areas: A Case of WARASA Jan Sahbhagita/Kali Sankar Chattopadhyay, Debajit Roy, and Ranjan Kumar Biswas. 29. Economic Policy Reforms and Indian Fertilizer Sector/Vijay Paul Sharma and Hrima Thaker. 30. Fertilizer Consumption in Tamil Nadu/K. Jothi Sivagnanam. 31. Impact Study of Soil-Testing Analysis in Madhya Pradesh/Hari Om Sharma and Deepak Rathi. 32. Agricultural Machinery Industry in India: A Study of Growth, Structure, Marketing and Buyer Behaviour/Sukhpal Singh. 33. Farm Mechanization in India with Special Focus on Eastern Region/C.S.C. Sekhar and Yogesh Bhatt. III. Agricultural Marketing, Post-Harvest Management, and Value-Addition: 34. Assessment of Marketed and Marketable Surplus of Major Foodgrains in India/Vijay Paul Sharma and Harsh Wardhan. 35. Assessment of Pre- and Post-Harvest Losses of Important Crops in India/Elumalai Kannan. 36. Fresh Food Supermarket Retailing and Supply Chains in India: Impact on Small Primary Vegetable Producers and Traditional Fruit and Vegetable Retailers/Sukhpal Singh and Naresh Singla. 37. Emergence of New Channels for India’s Agricultural Marketing/Nilabja Ghosh and Ananda Vadivelu. 38. Integration of Major Agriculture Markets in Karnataka: An Empirical Study of Selected Commodities/M.J. Bhende. 39. Agricultural Market Integration and Trade Competitiveness of Indian Agriculture/D. Kumara Charyulu and M. Prahadeeswaran. 40. Market Access and Constraints in Marketing of Goats and Their Products/Ramendu Roy and D.K. Singh. 41. Producer Companies in India: A Study of Organization and Performance/Sukhpal Singh and Tarunvir Singh. 42. Evaluation of Price Support and Market Intervention Schemes/D.S. Bhupal. 43. Impact Assessment of Agricultural Market Reforms: Evidence from Uttarakhand and Haryana/D.S. Bhupal. 44. Understanding the Growth and Prospects of Agro-processing Industries in West Bengal, Bihar, and Maharashtra/Jiban Kumar Ghosh, Fazlul Haque Khan, and Vivekananda Datta. 45. Agro-processing Industries in Bihar/Rajiv Kumar Sinha and Ranjan Kumar Sinha. 46. Agro-processing Industries in Maharashtra: Status and Prospects/Jayanti Kajale. 47. Economics of Paddy Processing Sector in India: An Assessment/Komol Singha and Rohi Choudhary. 48. An Economic Analysis of Chickpea and Its Value Added Products in Agri-Export Zones for Pulses in Madhya Pradesh/Hari Om Sharma and Deepak Rathi. 49. Economics of Commercial Silk Weavers of Assam/Bharati Gogoi. 50. Economics of Production, Processing, and Marketing of Fodder Crops in Selected States of India/D.K. Grover and Sanjay Kumar. IV. Incentives, Agricultural Prices, and Food Security: 51. Food Policy Transition in India/Nilabja Ghosh. 52. Food Insecurity and Vulnerability: A Study of Agricultural Sector in Himachal Pradesh/M.L. Sharma, C.S. Vaidya, and N.K. Sharma. 53. Public Policies and Sustainable Agricultural Development: A Case Study of Commercialized Agriculture/Brajesh Jha. 54. Impact of Diesel/Power Subsidy Withdrawal on Production Cost of Important Crops in Punjab/D.K. Grover, J.M. Singh, Jasdev Singh, and Sanjay Kumar. 55. Impact of MGNREGA on Wage Rate, Food Security, and Rural Urban Migration/Parmod Kumar. 56. An Evaluation Study of Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package for Farmers in Suicide-Prone Districts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Maharashtra/M.J. Bhende and P. Thippaiah.V. Constraints and Emerging Solutions: 57. Pro-Poor Policy Contemplation/P.C. Bodh. 58. Climate Change and Indian Agriculture: A Review/Nilabja Ghosh. 59. Determinants of Stagnation in Productivity of Important Crops in India/Elumalai Kannan. 60. Agriculture Diversification in India/Brajesh Jha.61. Macro Management of Agriculture Schemes in India: An Assessment/Komol Singha. 62. What Restrains Demand for Crop Insurance in India/Nilabja Ghosh, Yogesh C. Bhatt, and S.S. Yadav.63. End-Term Evaluation Study in Respect of the Implementation of Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) Programme/Debanshu Majumder, Debajit Roy, and Ranjan Kumar Biswas. 64. Organic Input Production and Marketing in India: Efficiency, Issues, and Policies/D. Kumara Charyulu and Subho Biswas. 65. Impacts and Constraints of Organic Farming in West Bengal/Ranjan Kumar Biswas, Debanshu Majumder, and Ashok Sinha. 66. Rural Diversification in India/Brajesh Jha. 67. Jhum Cycle and Current Situation of Jhum Cultivation in North-Eastern States of India/K.C. Talukdar. 68. Participation of Plains Tribal Women in Non-Agricultural Development Activities/Runjun Savapandit.