Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I Macro-issues in Agriculture -- Chapter 2. Structural Transformation & Growth: Whither … Agriculture in Nepal -- Chapter 3. The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction in Nepal -- Chapter 4. Food Consumption Patterns …This book addresses some key strategic questions related to agriculture in the context of major contemporary …

Using the decennial All-India Debt and Investment Survey from 1981-82 to 2012-13, this paper delves into the spatial … and temporal trends in private fixed capital expenditure and its composition, among rural households in India. We also … assess its relationship with public investment in agriculture. Amidst sizeable ups and downs, the magnitude and rate of …

The paper examines the impact of access to India's farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras, or KVKs) on … Agricultural Households conducted by India's National Sample Survey Office in 2013. Employing different matching techniques and … India's network of KVKs have been quite remunerative, as the benefit-to-cost ratio of expenditure on KVKs ranges from 8 to …