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This book 'Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics' is an enlarged and improved version which covers fundamental and basic theoretical aspects of agricultural economics and an attempt is made to cover the issues which the Indian agriculture faces at present. Not only have the data been updated but several new chapters have been added keeping in view the academic requirements of students. This book will give an opportunity to students to find theoretical and field level issues in agricultural development. Written in simple and lucid manner this book will benefit not only PG students but also researchers who undertake research problems concerning agriculture economies and development. For research purpose a lot of recent data are explained in the chapters which can develop the analytical capability of the students. Contents : Section I : General Issues 1. Nature and Scope of Agricultural Economics 2. Role of Agriculture in Economic Development 3. Farm Organisation 4. Types of Farming 5. Land in Agriculture 6. Labour in Agriculture 7. Capital in Agriculture 8. Land Reforms - The Theoretical Issues 9. Risk and Uncertainty in Farming 10. Supply Behaviour in Agriculture 11. Agricultural Marketing 12. Marketable Surplus 13. Environment and Agricultural Development 14. Human Resource Development in Agriculture Section II : Issues Concerning Agricultural Development 15. Shultz`s Thesis of Transforming Traditional Agriculture 16. Mellor`s Theory of Agricultural Development 17. Boserup`s Theory of Agricultural Development 18. Lewis Model of Economic Development 19. FEI & Ranis Model of Agricultural Development 20. Tadaro`s Model of Migration and Unemployement 21. Jorgenson`s Neo-Classical Model of a Dual Economy Seciton III : Issues in Agricultural Prodution, Price Determination, Consumption and Farm Management 22. Economics of Agricultural Production 23. Production with one Variable Input(Factor-Product Relationship) 24. Production with two Inputs (Factor-Factor Relationship) 25. Resource Allocation and Enterprises Comnination (Product - Product Relationships) 26. Time and Agricultural Production Process 27. Cost, Revenue and Profit Maximization 28. Agricultural Price Determination 29. Consumption Economics 30. Farm Management Section IV : Issues in Indian Agriculture 31. Green Revolution in India 32. Farm Mechanisation 33. Food Security and Agricultural Development 34. Land Reforms in India 35. Farm Size and Productivity 36. Agricultural Credit 37. Foreign Trade and Agricultural Development 38. New Economic Policy and Indian Agriculture 39. WTO and Indian Agriculture 40. Nanotechnology and Agriculture
