(6.7q/acre less) was well compensated by the higher price it fetched in the market. A wider varietal distribution has …

farmers at their farm gate, coupled with the technical advice on production aspects. This not only reduces the working capital … initial investment, better price for the produce, access to market, technical support on package of practices, access to …

dominance of female labour on both types of farms. Delayed payment for crop produce, lack of credit for crop production … crop production, and lower price for crop produce have been identified as major constraints of non-contract farmers. The …

increased volatility in farm production, prices and farm income. The study has estimated instability in three major crops before …Instability in farm production is causing serious shocks to supply and farm income and there is a growing concern about … concluded that the state level analysis does not reflect complete picture of shocks in agriculture production, and, further …

The technical efficiency of Himachal farmers, studied using the frontier production function, has been found to vary … there is a scope to increase the returns from wheat production by using more farmyard manure, chemical fertilizers, male …

The quality of cottonseed matters most for the successful product development. The quality cottonseed production is … farming models; has studied mode of operation of cotton contractual arrangements; has analyzed the production matrix, growth … agency for production of cottonseed of a single variety on a large homogeneous block. Contract cotton farming has fully …

The economic analysis of crop production and dairy farming has been reported for marginal and small farmers in Punjab …

The paper has analyzed the performance of agriculture in terms of growth and instability of yield, area and production … policy implications to augment agricultural production in Odisha. …