India is the second largest producer of rice in the world. But as the rice productivity is concerned it is almost half of the world average rice productivity. In developing economies like India where resources are meager and opportunity for adopting capital intensive new technologies are limited, the best option to enhance productivity is by efficient use of the production resources as resource use efficiency is an identified important factor in enhancing the productivity level in agriculture crops. Several studies on resource use efficiency have been undertaken on paddy, wheat and other...
India is the second largest producer of rice in the world. But as the rice productivity is concerned it is almost half of the world average rice produ...
In the last two decades nearly 1,83,000 landless labourers, marginal and small farmers have committed suicides due to indebtedness in India. The most concerning fact is that cases of farmer suicides due to indebtedness were reported from states like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Punjab which were considered to be agriculture prosperous states. The credit acquired for healthcare facilities was identified as one of the major component of indebtedness among marginal and small farmers in recent studies. Although health have been subject of the state since...
In the last two decades nearly 1,83,000 landless labourers, marginal and small farmers have committed suicides due to indebtedness in India. The most ...
