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Economic Reforms and Small Farms/ implications for production, marketing, and employment Kumar, Parmod

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TextPublication details: New Delhi: Academic Foundation in association with Institute for Human Development, 2012Description: 268 pISBN: 9788171889372DDC classification: 338.7

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List of Tables and Figures 7 Preface H 1. Portrait of IWo Faces 15 Small and Large Farm Sector in the New Economic Regime Getting Policy Right Setting the Parameters Choice of Regions The Scaffolding 2. Reforms and the Agricultural Economy of Punjab and Bihar 33 Meso-Level View Agricultural Economy at Two Extremes: Bihar and Punjab 3. Production Structure and Resource Use 59 Characteristics of the Region Credit Market Irrigation High Yielding Variety Seeds Cropping Pattern Economics of Production and Resource Use Efficiency Production Function 4. Market and Prices 93 Marketed Surplus (Aggregate) Marketed Surplus (Crop-wise) Marketing Channels Marketing Cost Prices Received by the Farmers Regression Results 5. Employment, Earnings and Consumption 127 Employment Status of Selected Households Employment in Crop Sector Employment in Livestock Activity Farm and Non-Farm Earnings Consumption Pattern 6. Globalisation in the Context of Punjab and Bihar 153 Social Indicators Land Transactions Farm Investment in Asset Holdings Ownership of Livestock Ownership of Household Assets Households Views on Effect of Globalisation on Rural Economy 7. Lessons for Policy 185 Economic Reforms and Agriculture 5ecfor Summary of the Findings of the Study Implications and Policy Thrust Bihar Punjab References 213 Appendix - 22 7

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List of Tables and Figures 7
Preface H
1. Portrait of IWo Faces 15
Small and Large Farm Sector in the New Economic Regime
Getting Policy Right
Setting the Parameters
Choice of Regions
The Scaffolding
2. Reforms and the Agricultural Economy of Punjab and Bihar 33
Meso-Level View
Agricultural Economy at Two Extremes: Bihar and Punjab
3. Production Structure and Resource Use 59
Characteristics of the Region
Credit Market
Irrigation
High Yielding Variety Seeds
Cropping Pattern
Economics of Production and Resource Use Efficiency
Production Function
4. Market and Prices 93
Marketed Surplus (Aggregate)
Marketed Surplus (Crop-wise)
Marketing Channels
Marketing Cost
Prices Received by the Farmers
Regression Results
5. Employment, Earnings and Consumption 127
Employment Status of Selected Households
Employment in Crop Sector
Employment in Livestock Activity
Farm and Non-Farm Earnings
Consumption Pattern
6. Globalisation in the Context of Punjab and Bihar 153
Social Indicators
Land Transactions
Farm Investment in Asset Holdings
Ownership of Livestock
Ownership of Household Assets
Households Views on Effect of
Globalisation on Rural Economy
7. Lessons for Policy 185
Economic Reforms and Agriculture 5ecfor
Summary of the Findings of the Study
Implications and Policy Thrust
Bihar
Punjab
References 213
Appendix - 22 7

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