Conservation agriculture/RCT offer a new paradigm for agricultural research and development different from earlier one, which mainly aimed at achieving specific food grains production targets. A shift in paradigm has become a necessity in view of widespread problems of resource degradation,...

The eastern region of India, comprising the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Odisha and West Bengal, is one of the most backward regions of the nation. This region occupies about 21.85% of geographical area and supports 34% of the population of the country. Agriculture is the mainstay of...

Nutrition and Agriculture are interlinked with each other. Sustainable agricultural development is agricultural development that contributes to improving resource efficiency, strengthening resilience and securing social equity/responsibility of agriculture and food systems in order to ensure...

The nature and extent of crop diversification in the state of Bihar has been analyzed using secondary data obtained from different publish sources of Govt. of Bihar from 2000-01 to 2014-15 i.e. a period of 15 years. Composite Entropy Index (CEI) and double log step-wise linear regression model...

Agriculture is at the core of Bihar's economy, employing 77% of the workforce and generating 35% of the state domestic product. With 88% of the state's poor living in rural areas, improving agricultural performance and related rural non-farm activity is critical for improving livelihoods and...

During the past 60 years, the Indian extension system has evolved to reflect national priorities. At the same time, malnutrition and poverty continue to be persistent problems for the rural poor. The major issues before Indian extension system are: how to improve the effectiveness of extension...

The present investigation has been carried out to analyze the agricultural output growth and contribution of different components to the output growth in the state of Bihar. Results of the analysis depicted mixed trend in growth rates of area under different crops in the state. The production...

Agriculture in Bihar contributes about 19 percent to state Gross Domestic Product and provides employment to about 70% of working force in rural areas. Rainfall however is erratic to poor and unreliable. Though average rainfall in the State is adequate (1067 mm) but the variation is much higher....

The application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in agriculture is increasingly important. E-Agriculture is an emerging field focusing on the enhancement of agricultural and rural development through improved information and communication processes. More specifically,...

During the past 60 years, the Indian extension system has evolved to reflect national priorities. At the outset, extension worked to bring about broad-based rural development. However, the food crises starting in the late 1950 refocused the efforts of extension on food security and increasing...