Environmental Issues in India: A Reader Edited by Mahesh Rangarajan; Pearson Longman, New Delhi; Pp. 570, Rs 199.

Viral diseases are recognized as a major problem in successful cultivation of fruit crops by imposing cost on producers. Adoption of virus management technology (VMT) in fruit crops cultivation is highly beneficial; still its adoption is not widespread. This paper has made attempt to identify...

In this study we have proposed an econometric modelling of the factors effecting the adoption of the zero tillage farming, using the primary data collected from two representative districts of Haryana and Bihar. The impacts of the diffrent socio-economic factors such as the availibility of...

A conservative ex-ante assessment of supply-shift gains alone (excluding social and environmental gains), shows that the investment in zero tillage (ZT) R&D by the Rice-Wheat Consortium and CIMMYT was highly beneficial with a benefit-cost ratio of 39, a net present value of US$ 94 million and an...