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Determinants of growth in rice productivity in India, 1980-95
(2010-04-01)
This paper analyses various price and non-price factors that induce rice productivity during 1980-95 using a multi-variate model. This is studied separately for states where rice is a multi-season crop and mono-season crop. ...
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 ...
Developing agriculture in Gujarat: a strategic perspective for the Ninth Plan
(1996-07-15)
This paper develops a strategic perspective on agricultural development in the Ninth Plan by analysing the
sector's contributions to the state's economy, its features, and its short-as well as long-run growth performance.
The ...
Groundwater Irrigation in India: Gains, Costs and Risks
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2009)
Groundwater has rapidly emerged to occupy a dominant place in India’s agriculture and food security in recent years. It has become the main source of growth in irrigated area over the past three decades, and now accounts ...
Hold of irrigation on farm economy in Gujarat
(1976-07-15)
The authors took up the study of two talukas of Gujarat, Anand and Dholka, to examine the impact of irrigation facility on cropping pattern and production. Anand has 80 per cent irrigated area and Dholka less than 15 per ...
Fruit and Vegetable Marketing and its Efficiency in India: A Study of Wholesale Markets in the Ahmedabad Area
(2009-09-02)
There has been concern in the recent years regarding the efficiency of marketing of fruits and vegetables in India. It is believed that poor efficiency in the marketing channels and poor marketing infrastructure is leading ...
The Adoption and Economics of Bt Cotton in India: Preliminary Results from a Study
(2009-08-13)
The paper presents preliminary results from a study of the economics and adoption of Bt cotton in India. Biotech crops, which made their appearance in the world about a decade ago, have gained substantial popularity and ...
Technical change and market price effects on income distribution in Indian rice economy
(2009-12-12)
The study suggests that while non-product price policies encouraging technical change and market infrastructure development would be beneficial to both PCC and NPC, the rice price support would be needed once technical ...
Economies of scale and scope of district central co-operative banks
(2010-01-16)
The paper is divided into 6 sections. Section 2 briefly reviews the application of various methodologies in examining the cost attributes of multi product banking firms. Section e describes the methodology employed and the ...
Performance of institutional finance for agricultural development
(1992-07-13)
This article analyses the performance of rural institutional finance system and draws implication for improving
his performance. It is seen that while the long run performance of the rural institutional finance system ...