Overview

This volume provides an overview of Indian Agriculture comprehensively covering the diverse issues ranging from environment to culture and dealing with contemporary issues on poverty and subsidies. The contributors evaluate the state of Indian agriculture in relation with: state and central economic policies and their impact on the economic and societal environment. It discusses the green revolution and its limited impact on productivity and environment which was restricted to certain agro-climatic zones. The volume discusses in detail the challenging tasks ahead for Indian agriculture to achieve food security at the individual level and not only at national level. Contributors argue the growth needs to increase for which focus needs to be shifted to all regions and crops in the context of globalization. The benefits need to be more fairly distributed.

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Author:   Shovan Ray (Dr, Dr, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)
Publisher:   OUP India
Imprint:   OUP India
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.348kg
ISBN:  

9780198062516

ISBN 10:   0198062516
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   December 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1. Overview; ; 2. Economic and Agriculture Policy in India; ; 3. Part-I Agriculture and Environment; Part-II: Zero-tillage for reducing negative environmental impacts of agriculture; ; 4. Role of Agriculture in the Poverty Reduction Process in India; ; 5 Food Security and Agriculture; ; 6. Rural Urban Migration: Agriculture and Crisis Management; ; 7. Changing Agrarian System and Rural Urban Linkages in India in the Context of Social Viability; ; 8. The Vanishing Village: Culture and Agriculture in Rural North India; References.

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This book contains a wealth of information, both quantitative as well as conceptional...a ready reference for those need carefully researched, neatly assembled, concise and focused information. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

This book contains a wealth of information, both quantitative as well as conceptional...a ready reference for those need carefully researched, neatly assembled, concise and focused information. * Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture *

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Shovan Ray is Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai

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