1st Edition
Agricultural Sector in India Accelerating Growth and Enhancing Competitiveness
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Karnataka Agricultural Transformation Model 2030 345
21 Karnataka Agricultural Transformation Model 347
MRUTHYUNJAYA
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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.
