As part of the National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), a makhana value chain study was organized in Bihar, in … project in Bihar is focusing on. Primary surveys were fielded with producers, traders, processors, and retailers in 2009 and … 2010 on the rural-urban makhana value chain in Bihar, more in particular from the disadvantaged districts part of the NAIP …

scenario, the constraints and possible solutions for enhancing potato cultivation in India in general and Bihar in particular. …Potato is the fourth major food crop after rice, wheat and maize in Bihar. It occupies less than 5% of net sown area …. Bihar’s density of the market (per m ha of sown area) is relatively low. Potato from Bihar is transported to other market in …

in Bihar, in collaboration between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in Patna, the International Fund … the core crops that the NAIP project in Bihar are focusing on. Primary surveys were fielded with producers, traders, cold … storages, and retailers at the end of 2009 on the rural-urban potato value chain in Bihar, more in particular from the …

in India, both for household nutrition and income. Most of the livestock are kept in mixed farming systems, where crop … residues, mainly cereal straws have been an important feed resource. India is deficient in the supply of fodder, resulting in … very low levels of productivity that limit marketable surplus of milk. In Bihar State, over 50% of the land area is planted …

domestic food markets. In a detailed case study of makhana in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India, we see the fast …

Dairy farmers in Bihar are mostly smallholders having one or two local-bred milch animals, which are raised on crop …. Livestock being an important source of livelihood in Bihar, the study has a direct poverty relevance for state. The findings … indicate a huge gap between demand and supply of both dry and green fodder. South Bihar is fodder surplus area because of …

impact of this policy is not well understood. In a case study of the potato sector in Bihar, we find that there have been … through the cheaper storage of seed potatoes. However, more competition in the cold storage sector in Bihar is desirable as to …

In disadvantaged districts of Bihar, one of the poorest states in India and an area where smallholders dominate, we …

fodder production and marketing in one of the poorest sates in India, Bihar. … resource poor areas of India is inadequate supply of fodder. Insufficiency of fodder inflicts very low level of animal … the main source of fodder in much of India. Mitigating scarcity of dry fodder and managing availability of green fodder …