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Performance of Institutional Finance for Agriculture
(2010-05-12)
A discussion on price and non-price determinants of rural poverty
(2000-10-13)
It has been argued in this note that the
impact of relative prices on rural poverty
became non-significant in the recent
paper (1998b) by B M Desai and N V
Namboodiri (hereafter as DN) probably
because it is being ...
Agro-processing Industries: Size, Strengths, Weaknesses, Importance and Changing Opportunities for Their Growth
(2010-08-18)
This note first defines agro-processing industries and discuses their size in terms of value added and employment contributions. This is followed by the identification of their strengths and weaknesses, besides discussing ...
Price and Non-Price Factors for Agricultural Development under New Economic Policies
(2010-08-18)
This note first briefly discusses the new economic policies as they pertain to the agricultural sector. It then formally tests the impact of relative farm prices which these policies aim to improve and the non-price factors ...
Irrigation Development: Rationale, Achievements, Problems and their Solutions
(2010-08-18)
This note deals with (a) the theory of leading inputs, (b) irrigation potential, its development and utilization under successive five years plans, (c) the size and composition of public investment in harnessing various ...
Credit or Multipurpose Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS)
(2010-08-13)
This case deals with the paradox that the multipurpose activities enable some PACS to be viable and utility oriented, while others are neither viable nor utility oriented. This case seeks to find out whether differences ...