Deficits in physical infrastructure, problems with availability of agricultural inputs and poor access to agriculture …-related information are the major constraints on the growth of agricultural productivity in India. The more rapid growth of mobile … and delivery of agricultural inputs and agriculture infrastructure. This paper investigates a series of questions that …

golden opportunity to change the face of UP's agriculture and thus the fate of millions that depend on it. UP with a … population of more than 220 million is the most populous state of India. As per Census 2011, 59 percent of its workforce was … engaged in agriculture; average holding size was just 0.76 ha with 92 percent of holdings being small and marginal; and 29 …

. 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 …