WTO and Indian Agriculture : Opportunities, Problems and Challenges, Parts. I to 3

Contents: Part I. Foreword by M.S. Swaminathan. Preface. 1. Concerns of developing countries in the WTO -- issues and challenges of the Doha development agenda/Renee Kim. 2. Impact of WTO on Indian agriculture challenges and prospects/K. Mahendra Kumar, P. Mercy Kumari and B.S. Rao. 3. WTO trade regime and Indian agriculture--challenges, implications and recommendations/Kuljit Kaur and Arneet Kaur. 4. Issues and challenges of WTO for agribusiness development in India/B.M. Jani. 5. World Trade Organization--opportunities for Indian agriculture/Mali B.K., Kaware S.S. and S.N. Tilekar. 6. WTO and Indian agriculture insights, implications and imperatives/V. Balasubramanian. 7. WTO and myths of level playing field--perspectives of food sovereignty in India/D.M. Diwarkar. 8. WTO and agricultural trade--market access issues/Ravinder Rena. 9. Performance of Indian pulses in Pre and post WTO era/D.B. Yadav. H.R. Shinde, G.G. Joshi and S.N. Tilekar. 10. Indian agriculture since the formation of WTO/J. Cyril. 11. WTO and its impact on agricultural development of developing countries with special reference to India/Swami Prakash Srivastava. 12. Impact of World Trade Organization on Indian agriculture/Md. Ashraf Ali and Shahid Alam. 13. World Trade Organisation and Indian agriculture--some issues/O.P. Shukla. 14. Impact of WTO regime on international trade of animal product/Sanjay Kumar and Mahesh Chander. 15. India\'s agricultural exports under agreement on agriculture of WTO regime--problems and prospects/P. Arunachalam. 16. WTO and Indian agriculture implications/Majji Sankara Reddi, M. Ramesh and M. Chandrayya. 17. The role of agricultural sector in Indian Economy under WTO--an overview/V. Nachimuthu. 18. Indian farm sector and WTO--a productivity issue/Vijay Kumar Mishra. 19. Indian agriculture sector and WTO/N.C. Tripathi. 20. Food security mechanism in India and the WTO regime/Durga Sankar Sarangi. 21. Impact of WTO on India\'s agricultural exports/Syed Noman Ahmad Dastgir Alam and M. Naved Khan and Mohd. Asif. 22. Agriculture marketing and WTO/V. Bharathi Ramani. 23. Understanding the micro-dimensions of food security problems in India--concepts, approaches and policies/Arabi U. 24. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of agriculture and allied sector in Bihar -- an overview/Ashwini Kant Jha, Bhavna Jha and Anju Singh. 25. Globalization may prospect Indian economy, retrospect agricultural produce in India/Rajib Lochan Panigrahy. 26. Globalization and its implications on Indian agriculture/Shailendra Chaturvedi. 27. Sustainable agricultural development in the globalised regime/S.K. Jha and J.P. Sharma. 28. Service sector and WTO : a study of multi model transport and Indian economy/P. Anbalagan. 29. Domestic support to agriculture in developed countries -- an analysis/Inderpal Kaur and Sarbjit Singh. 30. Impact analysis of WTO regulations on small and medium enterprises in India/Ashwini Kant Jha and Bhavna Jha.

Part II. 31. Dimensions of Indian agriculture in the wake of 21 century/Majji Sankara Reddi. 32. Export of medicinal plants--an emerging concept and promoting strategies in this era of globalization/C. Kathiravan, N. Panchanatham and G.M. Alagu Lakshmanan. 33. GATT--challenges and prospects for India/Majji Sankara Reddi, M. Sundara Rao and M. Ramesh. 34. Agricultural marketing in post-globalization in India/N.K. Yadav and A.K. Singh. 35. Export potential and growth of agricultural commodities in the changing global environment/Y.C. Zala and Anuradha Narala. 36. Role of information and communication technology (ICT) in Indian agriculture/J.P. Singh, Dharam Vir Singh and Kumari Priyanka.  37. Liberalization of domestic market for agricultural commodities and liberalization of international trade/Ramesh Singh and Mohammad Awais. 38. Declining productivity of Indian agriculture in the context of changing agrarian situation/Shuchi Shukla and Javed Akhtar. 39. A methodological framework for gender participation in agricultural resources--a study of Jhabua District of M.P/S.P. Singh and K.N. Krishna Kumar. 40. New approaches of extension systems--its role in production enhancement and agricultural marketing in India/J.P. Singh Dharam Vir Singh and Kumari Priyanka. 41. Agrarian distress and farmers\' suicides/Rakesh A. Joshi. 42. Significance of treatability studies on dairy effluent wastewater by activated sludge process/M. Jaya Kumar Jacob and P. Brahmaji Rao. 43. Impact of WTO on small scale industry in India/R. Srinivasan. 44. Micro-watershed approach in rainwater harvesting--a case of semi-arid region of Central India/M.D. Om Prakash and S.P. Singh. 45. WTO in Indian economy perspective/Shiv Kumar Sharma and Megha Dubey. 46. Organic farming--present status and future prospects for livestock sector in India/Mahesh Chander, B. Subrahmanyeswari and Sanjay Kumar. 47. Transition of agriculture in Hill villages--a micro study/Komol Singha. 48. Constraints and suggestions for promoting export potential of agricultural products/Rajesh D. Shelke. 49. Globalisation and sustainable agriculture in India search for a perspective--with special reference to Bolangir District of Orissa/Babilata Shroff. 50. The impact of WTO on Indian economy/M. Surat Kumari. 51. Agricultural insurance in India/Sanjay Kumar. 52. Strawberry cultivation--profitability and business plan/Saurabh Kumar and Mukesh Pandey. 53. A framework of information technology-based agriculture information dissemination system to improve crop productivity/Manganlal S. Molia. 54. Neo-culture of agriculture--Agriculture Information System (AGIS))/Shailesh Malviya. 55. WTO and Indian banking sector/Vijayata Dwivedi. 56. WTO and financial integration-challenges and opportunities for India/Archana Singh. 57. WTO run a ground or labour in vain/Arti Jaiswal. 58. Performance analysis of primary agricultural cooperative society--a case study of Yendagandi Cooperative Rural Bank/HSK Tangirala and Rais Ahmad. 59. Design of sustainable procurement model for Peas in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand/Sumit Deolia and Mukesh Pandey. 60. WTO and textile industry in India--growth, opportunities and challenges/Harjinder Singh.

Part III. 61. Intellectual property rights and Indian agriculture--issues and challenges/Mohammad Awais and Mohd Asif. 62. Towards an evergreen revolution in agriculture/M.S. Swaminathan. 63. Can India do it?--converting the calamity of food imports into an opportunity for a second green revolution/M.S. Swaminathan. 64. Food agriculture and biotechnology research in the context of global challenges/M.S. Swaminathan. 65. Impact of WTO on Indian agriculture/Shaily Verma. 66. "Harnessing the potential of women entrepreneurs in Manipur"/Robita Sorokhaibam, Sanasam Amarjit Mangang and Dayapati Mayanglambam. 67. Economic analysis of Sugarcane production--a case study in Western Uttar Pradesh/Arvind Kumar, Ramesh Singh, Mohammad Awais and Mohd. Asif. 68. Impact of intellectual property rights provisions on Indian pharmaceutical Industry/Archana Gahlot and Bhudev Singh. 69. WTO and its impact on India\'s agricultural exports/R. Ramakrishna and Rais Ahmad. 70. Pattern of agricultural crop productivity in Western Uttar Pradesh/Naheen Haider Zaidi. 71. Indian banking sector in the WTO regime/Abhishikta Roychowdhury. 72. Contract farming in the regime of WTO/Rais Ahmad. 73. World Trade Organization and agricultural marketing/J.P. Mishra, G.P. Singh and Vishvas Kumar. 74. Crisis of Indian agriculture sector--strategies for revival of the sector for balanced and sustainable economic development/Manoj P.K. 75. Green revolution and Indian agriculture--issues and challenges/S.M. Jawed Akhtar. 76. Impact of WTO on Indian agriculture/Ajoy Kumar and Kamlesh Kumar. 77. The protection of traditional knowledge under intellectual property rights regime/Saleem Akhtar. 78. Participation of women in farm operation--a case study in West U.P/Archana Gahlot, Bhudev Singh and Ramesh Singh. Index.

"WTO was established to promote free and fair trade among the major trading nations of the world. Technology, training, techno-infrastructure and trade are four important pillars of sustainable agriculture. The Marakesh Agreement which led to the birth of WTO, has proved to be an instrument for regularizing the very heavy subsidies given to farmers by industrialized countries through their inclusion in the green and blue box provisions. The Doha Round of negotiations is therefore experiencing serious differences of opinion between industrialized and developing countries with reference to the provisions essential for safeguarding the livelihoods security of small and marginal farmers.

The present book has been divided into three parts, dealt with great clarity, the various implications of farm exports and imports for the well being of farmers as well as the Indian economy as a whole. The book deals with the multi-faceted dimensions of Indian agriculture and our relationships with WTO. For this book "WTO and Indian Agriculture" more than 70 papers have been contributed by eminent professors, researchers, academicians and practitioners. The book is a must for all interested in the future of Indian agriculture, our food security, the livelihood security of the farmers and the welfare of the consumers. This books also would be quite useful for policy makers, researchers, academicians etc." (jacket)