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Role of Socio-Economic Variables on Adoption of Crop Insurance Schemes

Kumari, Mrinali; Singh, Krishna M.; Mishra, Rewati; … - 2018

identified that educational level, farm size, satisfaction level, awareness and institutional source of credit were positive …

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Overview of Futures Trading in Agricultural Commodities : A Conceptual Perspective

Singh, Krishna M. - 2012

Futures trading in agricultural commodities in India has a past spanning more than a century. Commodity Futures are traded for castor seed, hessian, sacking, turmeric pepper, gur and potato. Trading has also commenced in cotton. Conditions of supply, demand, transportation, storage, and...

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An Overview of Agricultural Credit and Crop Insurance in Bihar

Singh, R. - 2013

and marginal farmers constitute about 90 per cent of total farm households, whereas farm households owning land less than … 0.5 constitute 78 per cent of total farm households and their average farm size is about 0.10 hectare. The agricultural … insufficient to meet even the basic consumption needs of farm households. It is more so far small and marginal farmers whose income …

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Livestock Value Chains : Prospects, Challenges and Policy Implications for Eastern India

Singh, Krishna M.; Meena, M.; Singh, R. - 2012

India has one of the largest livestock sectors in the world and the largest livestock population with 520.6 million head. Of the world’s livestock population, cattle contribute 12.7%, Buffalo 56.7%, goats, 14.5% and sheep 5.9 % (FAOSTAT, 2008). Livestock constitutes a natural asset for the...

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Impact of Self Help Groups on Attitudes of Members

Meena, M.; Singh, Krishna M. - 2013

An evaluative study was undertaken for measuring the attitude of self help group (SHG) members. Data were solicited from randomly selected 100 SHG members of Patna district, Bihar at two points of time (before and after), i e during 2008 and 2013. The attitude construct was measured by using a...

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Feed and Fodder Value Chains in Bihar : Some Empirical Evidences

Singh, Krishna M.; Singh, R.; Jha, A.; Kumar, Abhay; … - 2013

Livestock production, especially dairy, has long been an important activity for smallholder and resource-poor farmers in India, both for household nutrition and income. Most of the livestock are kept in mixed farming systems, where crop residues, mainly cereal straws have been an important feed...

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Understanding the Fodder Markets for Sustainable Development of Livestock Sector in Bihar - A Rapid Appraisal Approach

Singh, Krishna M.; Singh, R.; Jha, A.; Kumar, Anjani - 2014

Livestock is an integral part of rural economy in Bihar and fodder is a critical input for livestock development. Data shows that there exist a huge gap between demand and supply of fodder (both dry as well as green). Most part of the south Bihar comprising of agro climatic zones, IIIA and IIIB...

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The Quiet Revolution in Agri-Food Value Chains in Asia : Understanding the Fast Emergence of Cold Storages in Poor Districts in India

Minten, Bart; Reardon, Thomas; Singh, Krishna M.; … - 2015

In disadvantaged districts of Bihar, one of the poorest states in India and an area where smallholders dominate, we find that there have been dramatic increases and rapid up-scaling of modern cold storages, triggered by market reform, investment subsidies, and better overall public service...

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Trends of Pulses Production, Consumption and Import in India : Current Scenario and Strategies

Singh, Dr. Pushpa - 2017

Though India is the largest producer (around 25% of global production), it however, consumes 27% and imports around 14% of its pulses requirements. The yield of pulses in India is quite low at 781 kg/ha which might be due to policy neglect. The post green revolution era saw a sharp decline in...

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An Evaluation of Factors Affecting Pulses Production and Consumption in Bihar

Singh, Krishna M. - 2017

Pulses are nature's precious gift to mankind as it supplements nutritional (protein) requirements of humans, feed to cattle, and nitrogen to the soil. Pulses are extensively grown world over and India ranks second in pulses production. State of Bihar contributes about 2.35 percent of area and...

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