Soybean (Glycine max) is as an oilseed crop with inadvertent importance. It is a good source of protein both for the human beings and livestock including pieces. The production and demand for soybean have been many traits increased in India during the last decade resolving in its winder adoption...

Oilseed crops contribute 13 % of the country's gross cropped area and 10 per cent of the value of all agricultural produce. Groundnut is the major oilseed crop accounting about 30 per cent of the total oilseeds cropped area in the country with a production share of near about 36 per cent. Prices...

Major pulse crops grown in India include gram, red gram, black gram, green gram, field pea and lentil. Pulses constitute an important part of diet for majority of Indians. Pulses production has been stagnated between 11 to 15 million tonnes in the last decade, while the requirement pulses is...

The paper studies regional difference in employment, unemployment and income in Andhra Pradesh, in the backdrop of demand for separate state of Telangana. The empirical results are based on unit survey data of rural households of Andhra Pradesh based on employment and unemployment surveys...

Sugar and cane prices in India are highly regulated, as a result free market prices in India are showing rising trend with high volatility. There is a possibility of long run shortage of sugar in international markets due to diversion of cane to produce ethanol and also reduction of domestic...

The paper examines the determinants of workforce structure with respect to status and sector. It develops multinomial regression by using National Sample Survey Organisations (NSSO) household survey data to analyse factors that influence types of employment of workers in rural Andhra Pradesh....

The paper studies regional difference in employment, unemployment and income in Andhra Pradesh, in the backdrop of demand for separate state of Telangana. The empirical results are based on unit survey data of rural households of Andhra Pradesh based on employment and unemployment surveys...

The credit delivery system in India comprises both formal and informal institutions. The formal system comprises commercial banks, regional rural banks and cooperatives, while the predominant informal sources of credit are commission agents, traders, friends and relatives, chit funds and more...

One of the central problems of groundnut production and processing sectors are huge inefficiencies due to uncertain production environment owing to rainfed cultivation, less resource base of smallholder farmers and processors, and low adoption rate of improved technology. This policy brief...