Agricultural Development : Today and Tomorrow (2 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I. Preface. 1. Agricultural scenario in India. 2. Recent developments of comparative research on world agriculture. 3. Agriculture research. 4. Agriculture and the plans. 5. Evolution of agricultural policy. 6. Agricultural price policy. 7. Food policy. 8. Agricultural education. 9. Agricultural finance. 10. Land policy. 11. Agricultural labour policy. 12. Location-allocation problems of land use in the Tarai of Nepal. 13. The ecology and economy of Himalayan agriculture. 14. Dimensions of agricultural development in Uttar Pradesh. 15. Energetics of agricultural system. 16. Benefits of irrigation. 17. Irrigation intensity and agricultural development. 18. Land use planning and agricultural development. 19. Gene juggling and mulberry sericulture in tropics. 20. Agricultural census: all India. 21. Agricultural regions. 22. An approach to regionalisation of types of farming in India.

Vol. II: 23. Agriculture regionalisation of India. 24. Cottage and agro industries. 25. Agriculture-industry manpower balance. 26. Animal husbandry and dairying. 27. Crop and cattle insurance. 28. Taxation. 29. Tractorization and its effect on employment. 30. Family labour utilisation on farms. 31. Economic upliftment of landless agricultural labourers through dairying. 32. Economic study of agricultural wages of women labour in Orissa. 33. Inequality among underemployed in agriculture. 34. Goat vis-a-vis 'Garibi'. 35. Agricultural production. 36. On foodgrains production projections. 37. Forestry and food production. 38. Cost-benefit analysis of pepper cultivation. 39. Spatio-temporal variations and determinants of rice cultivation. 40. Modes of production, agrarian structures and women's work. 41. Labour use pattern for rice farms. 42. Stagnation in production of pulses: a quantitative analysis. 43. Emerging problems of agricultural marketing. 44. Famines, floods, and drought. 45. Productivity: concept, important factors and approach. 46. Agriculture: productivity trends and crop pattern. 47. Land reforms. 48. Land reforms and size of farms. 49. Co-operation and agricultural development. 50. The food problem. 51. The green revolution. 52. Agricultural labour. 53. Structure and flows of agricultural co-operative credit in India.

"Agriculture forms the backbone of the Indian economy and despite conserted industrialisation in the last five decades, agriculture occupies a place of pride. Being the largest industry in the country, agriculture is the source of livelihood for over 70 per cent of population in the country. The significance of agriculture in the national economy can be best explained by considering the role of agriculture under different heads. The significance of agriculture in India arises also from the fact that the development in agriculture is an essential condition for the development of national economy.

"However, agriculture dominates the economy to such an extent that a very high proportion of working population in India is engaged in agriculture. Agriculture provides raw materials for a number of industries, e.g. sugar, tea, cotton and jute textiles, hydrogenated oils, food products, soap and some other agro-based industries which together account for 45 per cent of income generated in the manufacturing sector in India.

"This work, in two volumes, contains very useful and well-researched material derived from authoritative sources. Pros and cons of the theme are discussed in analytical manner. Substantially based on latest data this will prove a dependable reference work. The book will be useful and interesting to students of Indian agriculture, educated farmers, political leaders, and planners in India and abroad." (jacket)