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Agriculture - the next decade
(2010-03-14)
For the coming decade the demand for food and non-food agricultural commodities would warrant a rate of growth of 3.5 per cent to 4 per cent per annum in agricultural production. At the end of 1980s, it is likely that the ...
How grassroots innovation took shape
(DNA, Ahmedabad, 2016-07-24)
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 ...
Approach for the agricultural strategy in the fifth five year plan of Gujarat
(2010-03-14)
The basic principle in developing an approach for the agricultural strategy in the Fifth Five Year Plan is that instead of super-imposing a growth rate of agricultural sector to be achieved in the Fifth Five Year Plan, it ...
Growth and instability in Haryana agriculture
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1998-04-03)
Policy for Punjab’s agriculture: will it deliver?
(Economic & Political Weekly, 2013)
Punjab's new agriculture policy based on a report prepared by the Committee for Formulation of Agriculture Policy for Punjab focuses on yield enhancement and market orientation instead of demand-driven agriculture. While ...
Coarse cereals in Indian Agriculture: A review of performance and prospects
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 1991-01-01)
Emerging imbalances in Indian agriculture in Indian agriculture reflected in the differences in production performance of different crops are now well recognised. One of the causes of these uneven agricultural situations ...
Managing Knowledge, Creating Networks and Triggering Innovations for Sustainable Agriculture
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2009)
In this paper, the author discuss the major knowledge gaps, stress the importance of peer learning and building upon farmers’ own innovations and suggest new initiatives for transforming extension strategies. He have ...