Handbook of Farm Management in North-Eastern Hills of India

by Dayohimi Rymbai, K. K. Datta, Ram Singh, S. M. Feroze

ISBN: 9789359190594
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Imprint : Biotech
Year : 2024
Price : Rs. 5995.00
Biblio : xvi+156p., figs., tbls., indx., 25cm

Author Profile

Dr.S.M. Feroze is working as an Assistant Professor (Economics) in the School of Social Sciences at College of Post Graduate Studies (Central Agricultural University-Imphal) located at Umiam, Meghalaya. He has completed his BSc (Ag) Hons. from Uttar Banga Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Cooch Behar, WB and MSc and PhD (Dairy Economics) at National Dairy Research Institute, Kamal, Haryana. He has more than seven years of teaching experience in Economics, Econometrics and Research Methodology. He has completed a number of research projects in the field of viz., microfinance, dairy, climate change, agricultural economics etc. with Planning Commission, Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying and Fisheries, New Delhi; Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi and International Rice Research Institute, Philippines. He has guided a number of MSc and PhD scholars of Agricultural Economics. He has published a large number of research papers in reputed journals. He can be reached at ferozendri@gmail.com Dr. Ram Singh is currently Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, College of Post Graduate Studies, Central Agricultural University, Barapani, Meghalaya, India. He has a wide research experience and worked in different national and international institute of repute viz., National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). He is also guiding and teaching post graduate and Ph D students. His main fields of interest are Natural Resource Economics, Production economics, Agricultural Marketing and Impact assessment of climate change on Indian Agriculture. He has authored 75 research papers and 10 popular articles which have been published in various national and international journals and 12 book chapters, 10 project reports and 3 research/extension bulletins. He has also authored 02 text books and 01 edited book. He has participated and presented papers and posters in many national and international seminars, workshops, symposium and conferences. He has also visited abroad many countries of South Asia. Dr. Kamal Kumar Datta is a Professor of Agri Business Management at Central Agricultural University, College of Post Graduate Studies, Umiam, Meghalaya. In 1982, he joined in Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in the discipline of Agricultural Economics in ICAR. Since then he worked in different capacities at the scientific level in different ICAR Institutes at different location in India. He guided 10 PhD students. He was awarded ICAR Award for outstanding Interdisciplinary He worked as Principal scientist at NIAP, Delhi and NDRI, Karnal. Team Research 2007-08 in Social Science. Area of interest in Agricultural Economics & Policy Research including Natural Resource Management, Agricultural Marketing, Farming System Research. After graduating Honours in Economics and Post Graduated from Calcutta University, he pursued PhD in Economics from Krukshetra University and Master in Business Management from Annamalai University. I was born 14 October 1953. Dr. Dayohimi Rymbai was born in Jowai, West Jaintia hills, Meghalaya. She has completed her PhD on the issue of adaptation to climate change in agriculture from CPGS, CAU- Imphal, Meghlaya. The author is the recipient of Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for her Ph.D. work. She has attended 3 National Seminar and 1 International Seminar and won 3 'Best paper award. She has published 5 research papers in referred journals and 4 book chapters.

About The Book

Agriculture is the backbone of the economy of the North Eastern states of India. This sector provides employment and income to the majority of the rural masses of the region. Rice is the major cereal crop cultivated in the region. The region is also known for different horticultural crops too. The livestock sector has taken off late but playing important role in rural development. The Regional Rural Banks are the only ray of hope in the front of agricultural finance. Despite many states having international borders the agricultural trade is primarily indicates trading at village, state or regional level. Though the organic products have huge international market the region could not harness the potential and come up as per expectation due to lower level of marketable surplus and poor infrastructure. The chapters in this book cover the cost and return structures of different crops cultivated in the region. Some chapters are also dedicated to local consumption behavior, marketing of milk, price forecasting, status of financial institutions vis-àvis agriculture and scope of international trade for different states of the North Eastern region of India.