Contents: A. Preface B. Figures at a Glance 1. Introduction Various Theories Traditional Agriculture Technologically Dynamic Agriculture Strengthening Institutional Environment Encouragement to Research Improved Physical Inputs Service Agricultural Production Spread of Education High Capital Technology Critical Evaluation Stages of Agricultural Development Bush Fallow Short Fallow Multiple Cropping Growing Population and Other Changes 2. Finance for Agriculture Role of Capital Accumulation and Control of Capital Sources of Capital Savings Borrowings Decision Making Allocation of Capital Agricultural Capital Formation Trends in Agricultural Investment The Determinants 3. Agricultural Management Management of Farms Tools for Farm Management Farm Planning Requirements of Farm Planning Budgeting Types of Budgets Complete Budget Steps in Farm Budgeting Linear Programming Assumptions Linear Programming Problems 4. Credit in Agriculture Characteristics of Agriculture Classification of Agricultural Credit Essentials of Agricultural Credit Estimation of Credit Requirements Sources of Agricultural Credit Non- institutional Sources Future Role of Non- institutional Credit Institutional Agencies Agricultural Cooperative Credit Role of Government Land Development Bank Institutional Agricultural Financing Decision of Credit Use Agricultural Credit in India Non-institutional Sources Institutional Agencies Short-term and Medium-term Loans Primary Agricultural Credit Societies Weaknesses of Cooperative Credit Suggested Remedies Commercial Banks Role of Government Reserve Bank of India Rural Banks Principal Features of the Scheme Banking Business Working System National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development Progress of the Institutional Credit Problem of Rural Indebtedness Magnitude of Rural Indebtedness Economic Reasons Social Reasons 5. Farm Management Types of Farming Specialised and Diversified Farming e Demerits of Specialised Farming Merits of Diversified Farming Demerits of Diversified Farming Single Crop Farming and Multi-crop Farming Mixed Farming Dry and Irrigated Farming Ranching Determining the Type of Farming Physical Factors Economic Factors 6. Productivity and Size of Farm Measurement of Size Large vs. Small Size of Farm Returns to Scale and Farm Size Relationship between Size and Productivity Inverse Relationship and Green Revolution Some Latest Findings Farm Size and Profitability Policy Implications Pattern of Landholdings in India Meaning of Economic Holding Size Pattern of Holdings in India Marginal and Submarginal Holdings Small and Semi-medium Holdings Medium Holdings Large Holdings Average Size of Holdings Problem of Fragmentation Extent of Subdivision and Fragmentation Causes for Small Size of Landholdings Implications of Small Size 7. Supply in Agriculture Methods of Supply Constructive Method Approach Statistical Analysis of Time-Series Data Different Approaches to Study Supply Response Simple Ratios and Link Relatives A Simple Regression Model Nerlovian Model Supply Response of Agricultural Commodities 8. Agricultural Marketing Marketable Surplus and Marketed Surplus Marketed Surplus and Economic Development Factors, Affecting Marketable Surplus Cash Requirements of the Farmer Prices of Food Products Defective Marketing Measurement of Marketed Surplus Estimates of Marketable Surplus in India 9. Cost and Profit in Agriculture Concept of Cost Real Costs and Money Costs Social Costs and Private Costs of Production Fixed and Variable Costs Different Cost Elements Total Cost 8 Total Fixed Cost Average Fixed Cost Average Variable Cost Marginal Cost Production and Cost Curves Total Cost Curve Revenue Relationship Total Revenue Average Revenue Marginal Revenue Profit Maximisation 10. Agricultural Production Production Theories Production Function Types of Production Functions Homogeneous Production Function Linear Homogeneous Function Cobb-Douglas Production Function Constant Elasticity of Substitution Function Input-Output Production Function 11. Agricultural Products Basic Relationships Joint Products Complementary Enterprises Supplementary Relationship Competitive Relationship Increasing Rate of Substitution Restatement of Enterprise Relationships Production Possibility Curves Optimum Combination of two Products Graphic Method Algebraic Method Mathematical Derivation Mathematical Derivation of Equilibrium Conditions Optimum Resource Allocation Production Possibility Curve 12. Land Reforms Concept of Land Reforms Perception of Land Reforms Objectives of Land Reforms Forms of Land Reforms Economics of Land Reforms Land Reforms and Agricultural Development Land Reforms and Agricultural Production Land Reforms and Employment Increasing Purchasing Power Increasing Savings and Capital Formation Raising the Educational Level Indian Land Reforms Major Systems of Land Tenure in India Zamindari System Ryotwari System Land Reform Policy during Planning Land Reform Measures Abolition of Intermediaries Effects of Abolition Ceiling on Holdings Distribution of Land Preparation and Maintenance of Land Records Consolidation of Holdings C. Bibliography D. Index

In today's world, Agriculture is an industry, and as well as a business. Farming needs proper management also. This management exercise includes in its fold; management of cultivation and harvesting, trading and procuring required finances at all stages. Agriculture demands perfect management and also requires financial support and timely investment of capital and resources. Agricultural production generally depends upon millions of small farmers. It is the intensity of their effort and the efficiency of their technique, that in turn, helps in raising yields per acre. The achievement of targets in the agricultural sector, should not to be allowed to suffer for want of adequate finances.

This meticulous book is supposed to serve as a tool for the students, researchers and scholars in the field of Agriculture studies.