. Agriculture growth was around 4.7 per cent, which was above the national average of 3.6 per cent and in the latest five years, its … performance was even more commendable, with an average annual growth rate of 7.1 per cent. However, agriculture productivity of … in yield augmenting inputs such as fertilisers, certified seeds, tube wells and farm machines. Bihar's agriculture has …

agriculture. During the five years from 2010-11 to 2014-15, the contribution of agriculture to the state GDP recorded an annual … average growth of a mere 0.9 per cent. This paper studies the composition, sources and potential drivers of agriculture growth …

Indian agriculture is estimated to be consuming about 78 percent of total fresh water resources available in the … irrigation water available in the country. Hence if sustainable agriculture water-use has to be ensured, economics (productivity … scarcity and economic value of water and power use in agriculture, while improving the quality and timely availability of these …

network expansion in rural India on adoption of high yielding variety seeds and chemical fertilizers. Our empirical strategy …

per annum, which is the highest growth rate registered in agriculture by any major state of India over a ten year period … a lesson worth learning for many states of India who are struggling to get their agriculture moving. In this paper, we …Agriculture growth in Madhya Pradesh (MP) during the decade long period of 2005-06 to 2014-15 was around 9.7 per cent …

scales. Using data from the India ICRISAT VLS panel survey we find evidence consistent with these conditions, suggesting that …

India started the implementation of a rural public works program in 2006, covering all districts of the country within …

. \textit{Ceteris paribus} lower trade costs in non-agriculture lead to fewer firms, but cheaper agricultural imports releases … labor from local agricultural production leading to more firms. Using major highway programs in India and China, we find …