Agricultural Sector in India - Accelerating Growth and Enhancing Competitiveness

This book presents a comprehensive overview of range of concepts and methods from farm management and production economics on the one hand to natural resources and environmental economics on the other. Written in honour of Professor R. Ramanna, doyen of Agricultural Economics in India, it brings themes like natural resource management; economic valuation of plant genetic resources; soils information for profitability and sustainability of farmers; water resource economics; enhancing productivity growth in primary agriculture; sustainable agricultural development; strengthening of the institutional mechanism of agricultural credit; effective supply chain management; and data analytics and agricultural transformation. Rich in evidence-based policy research, this book is a must read for scholars and researchers of agricultural economics, sustainable development, public policy, rural sociology, and economics in general.