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The demand supply situations for the selected plantation commodities such as tea and coffee in the Asian continent have undergone a rapid transformation due to the growth of the world economy and lowering of trade barriers resulting into surge in import. To give a barrier to such a situation, it is high time to create awareness on the positive characteristics of Indian Coffee/ tea and initiate appropriate branding and promotional strategies especially on country ...
This book on “Endocrine glands of the fish, Notopterus notopterus“ is written keeping in view the methodology being adopted for endocrine studies in a particular fish and this complete manuscript is a outcome of over 30 years teaching and research experience for post-graduate and research students. A comprehensive account of a particular fish species on endocrine glands is not easily available and this book can help young researchers carrying research ...
Biodiversity provides the basis for life on earth. It encompasses all species of animals, plants, micro- organisms, ecosystem and ecological processes of which they are a part. India has been blessed with a rich heritage of natural resources, mega biodiversity and accumulated knowledge about utilization of natural resources. Advancement in technology and blind race of industrialization and modernization has resulted in unlimited exploitation of natural resources ...
Fisheries exports form a sizeable share for foreign exchange earning of the country. In order to improve the productivity, profitability and stability of seafood industry, there is need for the following revolutions, viz. Productivity revolution, Quality revolution, Value addition Revolution (ready to eat and ready to cook products etc) for both home and global trade. This book examines the growth and contribution of fish production and to analyse the exports of ...
E-Governance is an important aspect in any emerging economy for transparent functioning of the government. That's why there is a need to track its development and assess it both quantitatively and qualitatively. In the present book, assessment of E-Governance development is showcased. Case study of India as an emerging economy is used for the data collection and assessment validation. This book will be useful for government policy makers and stakeholders in ...
This Festschrift volume is being brought out in honour of Dr. Arun Kumar Jain, which consists of number of articles contributed by learned scholars from different parts of the country. The volume deals with diversified aspects of Library and Information Science such as ICT in agriculture, knowledge management, e-resource management, information literacy, social media, institutional repositories, RFID technology, library automation, scientometrics and other ...
The book is designed to throw some new light on various aspects of production, marketing scenario and value chain of saffron spice. The book provides empirical information about economical analysis of saffron spice and is based on the secondary data as well as primary data and factual position prevailing in the farmers scholars, students and teachers and will also act as a ready reference for various policy planners of country. The book has considerable ...
Farming system is the way of life for small and marginal farmers. Recently, the AICRP on Farming System Research at CCSHAU, Hisar, has developed various technologies on regional based cropping systems, integrated nutrient management, organic farming package, resource conservation technologies etc. Integrated farming system model developed under this project in one hectare area gives hope for realizing higher returns for farmers from a unit land. Family farming ...
The book is a festschrift volume in honour of Dr. Stanley Madan Kumar as a tribute for a dedicated and accomplished professional in Library and Information Science specialized in agricultural librarianship. The book contains 25 chapters which cover new aspects in librarianship and some traditional features with latest developments in Library & Information Science which includes metaliteracy, six sigma in library services, unique identification system, Massive ...
The publication “Inland Fish Diversity” reflects restructured information on freshwater fish diversity of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and United Andhra Pradesh along with estuarine fish diversity of Tamil Nadu and Vembanad Lake of Kerala with a note on systematic placement as per the latest taxonomic revisions of fish species, together with their environment, endemic or exotic status, maximum size, human use (existence or nonexistence of fishery, ...
The book is primarily meant for post graduate and Ph.D. studies in extension education, and is intended to serve as a resource book in Extension Education, Fishery, Agriculture, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Home Science, etc. in the Universities, Colleges and Institutes. It shall also serve as a hand book in the relevant Government Department, Banks, Research Institute, Krishi Vigyan Kendra and NGOs, in respect of their extension work. Teachers, students, ...
Agribusiness management is newly emerging discipline. There is a dearth of quality study material giving proper coverage of modern concepts of consumer oriented marketing as applied to agriculture markets. This book focuses on Four “P” Approach and consumer orientation as applied to agricultural marketing. This book will be very helpful to students of agribusiness management and agricultural marketing at under graduate and post graduate level to ...
This book is an attempt to integrate social sciences and use socially relevant and scientific language from an organizational perspective. Effective organizational strategies are required for the organization to accomplish its mission while being guided by an investment perspective.
This book focuses on the general concept of strategic human resource management and the relatively broad concepts of corporate level and strategic business unit considerations.Human ...
Environment and Human beings are interdependent on each other. But Environmental problems are innumerable, like air pollution due to industries and automobiles, surface water pollution due to industries, domestic waste and agriculture, ground water pollution due to solid waste, soil pollution due to industries, deforestation and habitat loss due to shifting cultivation, illegal cutting of trees. It is a big challenge to maintain environmental balance along with ...
Profitability, productivity, morale and quality of work life are of concern to most organizations because they impact achievement of organization goals. There is an increasing trend to maximize an organization’s investment in its employees. Jobs that previously required physical dexterity now require more mental effort. Organizations need to ‘work smarter’ and apply creative ideas.
The work force has also changed. Employees expect more from a ...
This book has been designed as a tool for the persons forming and nurturing Self-Help Groups, to enable them to train members and office bearers of the groups in the concepts, processes and procedures of group functioning. It has been written in very simple language for easy understanding by grassroots level functionaries. The book is divided into 14 chapters. The first four modules are devoted to explaining the concept of Self-Help and the principles of group ...
This book is intended to serve as a textbook for everyone interested in Disaster Management. It offers first-hand information regarding the disaster and its management. It covers most of the aspects related to the preparedness of the community as they are the first responders of the disaster. The book includes what, when, how and by whom what should be done before and after disaster. Mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery of the disaster are covered ...
Family environment is considered as a system where the behaviour and relationship among all family members are inter-dependent. The family environment maintains its importance for the psychological development of the child and the life skills are non-academic abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable individual to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. In this book, an attempt has been made to analyse whether family ...
Communication is the oldest continued activity of human beings. It is the basic need of human beings and a web of society which makes the survival, growth, progress and development possible and holds the society intact and progressive. Communication is the most powerful input which brings substantial development in socio-economic status of an individual. Communication is the vital aspect to change the behaviour of an individual. Television as a mass medium has ...
District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) are most important institutions in the entire cooperative credit structure. The success of cooperative credit structure depends on working of the DCCBs.
This book is useful for all the District Central Cooperative Banks in the country to formulate their policies regarding credit supply, borrowing activities, deposit mobilization and curbing down the burden of overdue. It is also useful to understand the strength and ...
Mutagenesis techniques even the newer ones have resulted in many impressive mutant varieties. The number of such varieties is high across plant species. This book provide details of mutagenesis for crop improvement in vegetables. Emphasis is given on induced mutation breeding, morphological variation, agronomic characters and biochemical investigation of viable mutants in vegetable crops. This book gives an over all glimps of how mutagenesis techniques can be ...
A time series of capital formation in agriculture in Uttar Pradesh have been prepared for the first time, using secondary data to analyze trends in private and public investment in agriculture in Uttar Pradesh since 1980. The state had witnessed decelerated agricultural growth in the post-reform. This study has particularly focused on the identification of major determinants of private investment in agriculture in India as well as in the state of Uttar Pradesh ...