Structural Reforms and Agriculture

by Anil Kumar Thakur, Mithilesh Kumar Sinha

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During reform era agricultural sector witnessed stagnant trend in food production. Instead of benefiting the farmers, the process of economic liberalization and globalization is compounding their apprehension and insecurity. Rural unemployment is increasing making the rural youth desperate. So, there is an urgent need for Second Green Revolution in Indian agriculture and taking it to higher trajectory of 4 per cent annual growth.

With the objective of bringing and discussing various issues of agricultural sector of India so far the Indian Economic Association declared, Structural Reforms and Agriculture as one of the themes for deliberations during its 92nd Annual Conference, held at School of Management, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa under the presidentship of Prof. C.H. Hanumantha Rao during December 27-29, 2009. Out of several scholarly papers submitted and presented on this theme during the conference 18 papers have been selected for inclusion in this book. There is an introduction added for the convenience of the readers, which outlines main issues, and the central tenet of the book along with a brief summary of each paper.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anil Kumar Thakur

Dr. Anil Kumar thakur, M.A. M.Ed., Ph. D., is a senior faculty member in the Post Graduate Department of Applied Economics and Commerce at College of Commerce, Patna under Magadh University. Many research scholars have obtained Ph. D. degrees under his guidance and supervision. Thakur has excelled himself in several areas of Economic Policy and Fiscal Management of the Indian Economy. He has also edited more than forty books/journals/souvenirs. Thakur is a matured organizer and architect of Indian Economic Association. He is the youngest Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of Indian Economic Association. He has founded the Economic Association of Bihar and Jharkhand and remained its Founder Secretary for more than ten years.He is a signature of Indian Economic Association and many organizations of Bihar and India. Thakur is the vanguard of young professional economists living in far-flung rural remote areas to inspire and encourage them to write articles and books.