Economic Problems of Indian Agriculture
Contents: Preface. 1. Agriculture in India. 2. Agricultural Sector: An Overview. 3. Indian Agriculture: A Crisis.4. 2020 India Vision. 5. Resource War India after 2020. 6. Five Year Plans. 7. Irrigation. 8. Organisation and Working of Public Distribution System (PDS) in India: A Critical Analysis. 9. India’s Groundwater Challenge and the Way Forward. 10. Import and Export of Agriculture.11. Agricultural Policy. 12. Size of Holdings and Land Use. 13. The Overview of Government Subsidies to
Agriculture Sector in India. 14. Agricultural Taxation in India. 15. Agricultural Prices and Price Policy. 16. Agricultural Education and Extension. 17. Food Policy in India. 18. Demand for Foodgrains–2020-21. 19. Agriculture Marketing. 20. Minor Forest Products. 21. India Plant Protection, Pesticides and Farmers Suicides. 22. Urban Water Problem. 23. Action Research Linked to Population, Health and Environment. 24. Irrigation and Land Degradation. 25. Second Green Revolution: Role of Corporates.26. Bharat versus India: The Rural Urban Divide a Paper. 27. Feed, Seed and Wastage Rates.
The book, Economic Problems of Agriculture in its 7th Edition has a minor change in its title as against the previous ones. In fact these minor changes in the title do not mean much – for so long as the primary objective remains the same. The present study is divided into Chapters instead of only in the 6th Edition. The idea is to have a wider coverage to enable the reader to have better knowledge of the new problems being faced by the students of agricultural economics in their every day problems. Drastic changes have take place since 2002, when the 6th Edition was published New book it is hoped will be as valuable as the previous issues. (jacket)
