POLICIES FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: Perspectives from States

New economic policies have introduced substantial changes in many sectors of the Indian Economy, more particularly in the industrial, trade and financial sectors. These have imparted a much needed buoyancy to the Indian economy. However, in a country like India, success of reforms of the final count hinges on the performance of agriculture. A lot more thinking and purposeful action are needed at this stage to reinvigorate this sector.
Since agriculture is a state subject, the success in agricultural performance is crucially dependent on the policies and actions initiated by the states. this is an opportune time, therefore, to give serious considerations to various facets of agricultural development in the states against the backdrop of the new economic policies pursued at the central level.
The present book thus facilitates a meaningful discussion on the relevant issues including (i) Prices, Subsidies and Issues in Cost Recovery; (ii) External Trade, Markets and Globalization; (iii) Technology and Extension; and (iv) Agricultural Credit.
It is hoped that the findings of this book will be useful and will inevitably provoke an extensive debate on the subject.