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Maharashtra. The study is based on primary data collected from two districts covering 142 farmers, 72 growing Organic Sugarcane …
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The objectives of the policy on organic farming, the strategies of the policy are explained here.
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Pradhans are still subsistence farmers, who primarily depend on agriculture. Subsistence economy and food security of the …
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Agriculture sector, world over, has experienced a phenomenal growth since the mid-twentieth century. The growth, driven by Green Revolution technology, has made a significant dent on aggregate supply of food grains, ensuring food security to the growing population. The next stage of agricultural...
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This paper on the basis of fieldwork in the region of North Gujarat tries to analyze the perceptions among various … sections of the farmers and examines whether the subsidy is pro-poor in nature. The paper, by citing field experiences, shows … that the big farmers are reaping the benefits of subsidy and selling water to the small and marginal farmers who are at the …
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The study attempts to empirically examine whether the adoption of organic farming practices leads to better health. As a proxy for health status, a comparison of the health expenditure patterns of organic and conventional rice-farming households in North and Northeast Thailand is done. Using...
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The present paper focuses mainly on the issues like economics and efficiency of organic farming visà- vis conventional farming in India. Four states namely Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab and U.P were purposively selected for the present study. Similarly, four major crops i.e., cotton, sugarcane,...
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This paper examines the effectiveness of damage control mechanisms to reduce crop losses from agricultural pests. It uses data from a sample of Cole crop (Cauliflower and Cabbage) growing households in the Bhaktapur district of Nepal to study the impact of pesticides on agriculture production.
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The paper examines how retailers can influence the quality perceptions for private label brands by providing additional … information cues to the customers. The nature of additional information cues may have differential impact on quality perceptions …’s name and public quality label – to improve the quality perceptions of private label brands. Furthermore, the familiarity of …
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. While the first of these statements is an objective fact the latter two raises questions both of subjective perceptions and …
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