1st Edition

Agricultural Sector in India Accelerating Growth and Enhancing Competitiveness

Edited By Mruthyunjaya Copyright 2024
    400 Pages 70 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge India

    400 Pages 70 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge India

    This book presents a comprehensive overview of a range of concepts, methods, strategies and policies in agriculture and natural resource management, environmental economics, production economics and sustainable agricultural development.

    It explores effective analytical tools and science, innovations, and management solutions to enhance yields, manage the supply chain, strengthen institutional mechanisms, and service and support systems for farmers. It highlights the importance of enabling policies which can benefit farmers, resulting in cost-efficient and quality-improving farm practices, increased profits and income for farmers, and better management of natural resources. The essays in the book honour the academic, teaching, and research contributions of Professor R. Ramanna in the field of agricultural economics. They also address issues which are relevant to the growing research in sustainable agricultural development and natural resource management including the use of new concepts, tools, analyses, technologies, innovations, and policy strategies modelled in local contexts that can easily be scaled and applied to similar contexts elsewhere.

    This book will be of interest and use to students, researchers, practitioners,and policymakers working in varied fields of agricultural economics, sustainable development, public policy, rural sociology, political economy, economics of innovation, institutional economics, and industrial organisation.

    List of Figures viii

    List of Tables xi

    List of Contributors xiv

    Foreword xxvi

    The Doyen Professor R. Ramanna: A tribute xxviii

    M.G. CHANDRAKANTH

    Acknowledgement xxxviii

    Introduction: Accelerating growth and enhancing competitiveness of the agriculture sector in Karnataka 1

    MRUTHYUNJAYA

    I

    Natural resource management: Caring foundation of growth for development 19

    1 Economic valuation of plant genetic resources: is it necessary? 21

    V. RAMANATHA RAO

    2 Use of soils information for profitability and sustainability: farmer producer organisations: A case study in Karnataka 42

    S.C. RAMESH KUMAR AND RAJENDRA HEGDE

    3 The saga of research in water resource economics 49

    M.G. CHANDRAKANTH, KIRAN KUMAR R. PATIL, N. ANITHA, AND G.B. LOKESH

    4 Key issues facing the irrigation sector in Karnataka: Some policy interventions 63

    N. NAGARAJ

    5 Watershed development programme in Karnataka: An overview 73

    H. CHANDRASHEKAR

    II

    Production sectors: Enhancing productivity growth in primary agriculture 87

    6 Trends and prospects of crop production in Karnataka 89

    K.B. UMESH, K.R. HAMSA, AND D.K. VIJAYALAXMI

    7 Demand for agricultural commodities in Karnataka 107

    K.A. SHOBHA AND G.V. ANIL KUMAR

    8 Horticulture driving high-value agriculture of Karnataka 115

    T.M. GAJANANA, D. SREENIVASA MURTHY, AND SUDHA MYSORE

    9 A retrospective on the livestock sector in Karnataka 125

    SURESH S. HONNAPAGOL, M. RESHMA, LALITH ACHOTH, AND N. KARAMATHULLA

    10 Sustainability of marine fisheries in Karnataka 144

    S. GUNAKAR AND RAMACHANDRA BHATTA

    III

    Agricultural policies: Setting new directions and determinants for sustainable agricultural development 165

    11 Is there parity between consumption expenditure and farm income of farm families in India and Karnataka? 167

    B.V. CHINNAPPA REDDY AND P.S. PRASANNA KUMAR

    12 Dimension of rural poverty and inequality in Karnataka: A visual presentation 186

    H. SHIVANNA AND K.B. VEDAMURTHY

    13 Analysis of the current agricultural policy framework of Karnataka 208

    L.K. ATHEEQ

    14 Strategy of Karnataka to achieve aspirant Sustainable Development Goals 2030 237

    SHALINI RAJNEESH

    IV

    Support and services: Accelerating profitable, competitive, and sustainable agricultural development 253

    15 Effective teaching and learning system in economics: Design and delivery 255

    S. BISALIAH

    16 Agriculture technologies: towards a sustainable future 267

    A.V. MANJUNATHA AND C.M. DEVIKA

    17 Secondary agriculture: Boosting the rural economy in India 276

    P.G. CHENGAPPA, A.V. MANJUNATHA, AND C.M. DEVIKA

    18 Strengthening the institutional mechanism of agricultural credit: Policies and practice – the 1960s to 2019 – a review 291

    T. MURALIDHARAN

    19 Effective supply chain management for the agro industry: Prospects 311

    L.P. RAJAN AND K.S. ARUNKUMAR

    20 Data analytics and agricultural transformation: A potential disrupter 321

    L.K. ATHEEQ, RAMARAO VENKATESH, M.T. RAJASHEKHARAPPA, AND S. JAGADISH KUMAR

    V

    Karnataka Agricultural Transformation Model 2030 345

    21 Karnataka Agricultural Transformation Model 347

    MRUTHYUNJAYA

    Index

    Biography

    Mruthyunjaya is former Director of the National Institute for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research and former National Director of the National Agricultural Innovation Project, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India.