Overview
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
- Presents detailed state level analysis of agricultural performance, farmers’ income and policy recommendations to strengthen the agricultural sector
- Presents rigorous analysis of the linkage between agriculture, poverty and under-nutrition, drawing upon state level performances and the way forward
- Investigates the promises of the government in reshaping Indian agriculture, agricultural performance till date, key policy choices, and what more needs to be done to address falling profitability of farming and worsening economic status of the farmers
Part of the book series: India Studies in Business and Economics (ISBE)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About the Book
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Linking Agricultural Growth, Poverty and Malnutrition in India
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Analysis of Six States
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Taking Agri-GDP to Farmer Incomes
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Agricultural Policies and Way Ahead
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Back Matter
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About this book
To answer these questions, the book follows four broad threads -- i) Linkage between agricultural performance, poverty and malnutrition; ii) Analysingthe historical growth performance of agricultural sector in selected Indian states; iii) Will higher agricultural GDP necessarily result in higher incomes for farmers; iv) Analysing the current agricultural policy environment to evaluate its efficiency and efficacy, and consolidate all analysis to create a roadmap. These are discussed in 12 chapters, which provide a building block for the concluding chapter that presents a roadmap for revitalising Indian agriculture while ensuring growth in farmers’ incomes.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ashok Gulati is the Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). Prior to this, he was the Chairman of the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP), Government of India. He also served as the Director at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for more than 10 years. He is currently on the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX). He has 15 books and several research papers on Indian and Asian agriculture to his credit. He is a prolific writer in the media on agricultural policies, He was honoured with the “Padma Shri” award in 2015 for his contributions to the field.
Ranjana Roy is working as an external consultant at ICRIER. She holds a doctorate degree from Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Herareas of research are agricultural economics, poverty, nutrition and development economics. She has published papers in reputed national journals and media articles in widely circulated daily newspapers.
Shweta Saini is an agricultural trade and policy researcher and working as a senior external consultant with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER). With close to 15 years of experience in industry chambers, academics and business, she has authored and co-authored several research studies on various topics on Indian agriculture like international agricultural trade, agricultural policy and food security. Her research has been published in various international and national books and as working papers and reports. She is an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.​
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Revitalizing Indian Agriculture and Boosting Farmer Incomes
Editors: Ashok Gulati, Ranjana Roy, Shweta Saini
Series Title: India Studies in Business and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9335-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9334-5Published: 06 March 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-9337-6Published: 29 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-9335-2Published: 05 March 2021
Series ISSN: 2198-0012
Series E-ISSN: 2198-0020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 372
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 226 illustrations in colour
Topics: Agricultural Economics, Labor Economics, Economic Policy, Development Economics