TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jain Manavi
TI  - Indian Economy: An Agriculture  perspective 
SN  - 978-81-8435-539-0
U1  - 330.954 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New Delhi.
PB  - Adhyayan Publishers & distributors
N1  - 1. India- emerging from the Colonial roots
2. Agricultural policies of the British Raj
3.Post independence agricultural performance 
4. Land reforms
5. Major agricultural revolutions
6. Subsidies vs investment in agriculture 
7. Agricultural pricing and minimum support price
8. Agricultural marketing
9. Agricultural insurance
10. Various Government schemes for agricultural sector
11. Food processing 
12. Agricultural reforms
N2  - The book starts with exploring the impact of colonial rule on the economy. Among other things, the agriculture sector entailed major suffering as a consequence of the policies of the British colonial government. Indian agriculture was characterized by stagnancy, deterioration, absence of technology and low productivity. Then we look at agricultural policies of independent India. Subsequently the book discusses about various aspects of agricultural namely marketing, insurance, etc. Additionally, ther is a discussion about various government schemes for agricultural and agricultural reforms. Then it looks at the importance of food processing as the key to provide alternative employment inorder to relieve population pressure on land. Lastly, there is a short discussion of agricultural reforms in India
ER  -