Indian Agriculture : Agrarian Crisis, Organic Farming, Conventional Farming and Precision Farming

Contents : 1. Agrarian Crisis, Farmers’ Indebtedness and Priority Sector Lending to Agriculture Sector in India. 2. Extent of Agrarian Crisis in Punjab. 3. Agriculture Crisis and Farmers’ Indebtedness. 4. Organic Farming and Climate-Smart Agriculture. 5. Organic Farming and Sustainable Economic Development. 6. Organic Farming Promoted by Women. 7. Organic Farming in India and Tamil Nadu. 8. Organic Farming in India : An Overview. 9. Problems and Prospects; Organic Farming : Farmers Perception and Present Efforts in Bihar. 10. Grapes Production through Organic and Inorganic Method. 11. Role of Farmers in Popularizing Organic Farming and Conservation of Traditional Crop Varieties. 12. Organic Farming : A Step Ahead of Conventional Farming; An Explotary Study of Economic Performance of Organic and Conventional Turmeric Cultivation in Erode District (T.N.). 13.  Organic Farming v. Conventional Farming; A Comparative Study of the Performance of Conventional and Organic Farming. 14. Organic Farming v. Conventional Farming. 15.  Study on Conventional v. Organic Farming. 16. A Comparative Analysis of Organic and Conventional Farming in Punjab. 17. Organic Farming v. Conventional Farming : With Special Reference to Karnataka State—An Empirial Study. 18. Sustainable Agricultural Development and Precision Farming. 19. Precision Agriculture and Organic Farming : An Overview of Sustainable Approach in India. 20.  Lack of Institutional Credit Results in Indebtedness of Farmers. 21. Changing Pattern of Pulse Production in India during the Post-Reform Period. 22. A Study on Consumption of Fertilizer : With Special Reference to Kancheepuram District. 23. Dairy Products and Co-Operative Development in Tamil Nadu. 24. Sheep Rearing Boon to the Distressed Farmers of Tumkur District in Karnataka. 25. Problems and Prospects of Oilseeds Production in Karnataka : With Special Reference to Groundnut Crop.

This book is a compilation of different discerning view of many authors which will be beneficial to learners. An attempt has been made to focus attention on issues and to point out with the help of facts and figures which would form the basis for future plans for the agricultural development of the country. This book will depict outlines, the direction in which future agro-economic development should take place. More emphasis has been given on the priorities of organic and precision farming in India for obtaining the maximum production with minimum expenditure of resources and proportionate investment or inputs. The crisis of Indian agriculture can be removed by changing the conventional or traditional farming by adopting organic and precision farming. (jacket)