商品簡介
Prasad (now retired from the Indian Economic Service) presents a comprehensive description of agricultural developments in India from independence through the present, particularly focusing on the various reform measures implemented by the Indian government for agricultural modernization. Chapters discuss India's land resources, constitutional and institutional contexts for agriculture, agriculture and India's Five Year Plans, agrarian relations and land reforms, agricultural inputs and services, labor relations, credit, marketing and trade, agricultural price policy and food distribution systems, the food processing industry, cooperatives, agricultural/rural insurance, taxation, agriculture and information technology, food and nutritional security, gender issues, exports and imports, the World Trade Organization, and climate change. Appendices include the text of the 2007 National Policy for Farmers, relevant extracts from India's Five Year Plans, a glossary of agricultural terms, and time-series data on Indian agriculture. Distributed in North America by ISBS. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
