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Agro-processing and contract farming
(2002-10-20)
The view that agriculture and industry are two separate entities in terms of their characteristics and role in economic growth no longer holds goods. The role of agriculture to industrialization is being increasingly ...
Small farmers: an endangered species
(2001-10-18)
The average size of farm holdings in India was 1.57 hectares in 1990-91. Nearly 60 per cent of them constituting 63 million farming families owned less than one hectare of land. Another 20 million families owned less than ...
Tobacco industry in India: constraints for development
(2010-03-28)
India is the third largest producer of tobacco in the world after China and USA. Though it occupies a mere 0.25 per cent of the cropped area in the country, it contributed Rs. 507 crores to the foreign exchange earnings ...
Commercial banks finance for rural development
(2010-03-18)
The participation of commercial banks in rural credit was started with the nationalization of imperial bank of India into State Bank of India in 1955. Initially it was to assist cooperative sector in term lending. Subsequently ...
Preparation and implementation of credit plans at district level
(2010-03-23)
Under the multi agency approach to rural credit lead bank scheme (LBS) was introduced in December 1969 on the recommendations of the study group set up by the National Credit Council and the Committee of Bankers
Intellectual property rights, farmers movements and seed industry in India
(2010-03-27)
The Indian Patents Act of 1970 excludes all living organisms from the scope of patentability. However, under the Trade Related Intellectual Properties (TRIPs) negotiated under GATT the government is bound to provide some ...
Seed replacement rate: some methodological issues
(2010-03-28)
Ideally seed should be replaced every year for hybrids and every three to four years for non-hybrids. However, in practice seed is replaced less often especially in case of open pollinated crops. As a consequence, seed ...
Seed replacement practices
(2010-03-22)
One important reason for low demand for quality seeds is the reportedly low seed replacement rate especially in case of non-hybrids. To investigate the reasons for such practices followed by the farmers is the main objective ...
Food processing and contract farming in AP (Discussion)
(2005-10-26)
In any analysis of contract farming there needs to be a
greater clarity of what defines this kind of relationship between
farmers and companies. There must in essence be pre-negotiated
terms and conditions between the ...