Analytical Techniques for Decision Making in Agriculture

by Usha Ahuja, Rajni Jain, SS Raju

ISBN: 9789386615404
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 13995.00
Biblio : x+320p., figs., tabls., ind., 25cm

Author Profile

Dr. S.S. Raju is currently working as a Principal Scientist (Agricultural Economics) at ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi, India. At present Dr. Raju is engaged in research on regional crop planning, agricultural risk and insurance, bio-fuels and energy use in agriculture, livestock and growth and development. He is author of one book and 35 research papers. Dr. Rajni Jain is currently working as a Principal Scientist (Computer Application) at ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research since 1996. She was awarded Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2005. Dr. Jain has contributed nearly 80 research papers in journals, conferences, workshops and seminars. Dr. Usha Ahuja is Principal Scientist at the ICAR-National Institute for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi. She did her Ph.D. and M.Sc. in the discipline of Dairy Economics from National Dairy Research Institute Karnal (Haryana) in India. She has contributed several research papers in national/international journals/ conferences/ workshops/ seminars.

About The Book

The present book on “Analytical Techniques for Decision Making in Agriculture” is to focus on data analysis methods with sophisticated algorithms for processing large volumes of data which has opened up exciting opportunities for analyzing data in newer ways. This book will provide knowledge on various analytical techniques which the academicians can apply to data sets from their respective domains and present the model which can help in forecasting, prediction, classification or decision making. It is conceived with an idea to provide insight to the readers about the enormous potential of analytical tools and to explore it in the area of agriculture. It aims to achieve the following objectives: 1. To improve understanding of the basic concepts and tools for socio-economic and agricultural data management and analysis for taking decisions in agriculture based on large data sets. 2. To sensitize and expose readers to various econometric methods and models for agricultural decision making. This book presents recent advances in methods for efficient data analysis, management, quantitative and analytical tools used in agricultural decision making. The book is a tool of information that will serve the readers to keep abreast of knowledge and techniques in this broad field. The book also is an inspiration for further theoretical and practical pursuits which will open up exciting opportunities for analyzing data in newer ways.

Table of Contents

Preface v 1. Estimating Performance of Agriculture in India 1 Ramesh Chand 2. Total Factor Productivity using Data Envelopment Analysis: A Case Study of District Level Analysis in Bihar Agriculture 13 Rajni Jain and Ashok Mittal 3. Assessing Performance of Various Crops Based on Alternative Approaches: A Case of Punjab 33 S.S. Raju, Ramesh Chand, S.K. Srivastava, Amrit Pal Kaur, Jaspal Singh, Rajni Jain and Kingsly Immaneulraj 4. Agricultural Risk and Insurance in India 45 S.S. Raju, Ramesh Chand and Sonia Chauhan 5. Priority Setting in Indian Agriculture: Concept and Methods 61 Sant Kumar 6. Simultaneous Equations: Theory and Applications in Agriculture 69 Smita Sirohi and Bishwa Bhaskar Choudhary 7. Short Run Forecast of Food Inflation using ARIMA: A Combination Approach 81 S.K. Srivastava 8. Impact Assessment of Natural Resource Conservation Programmes: A Case Study of Watersheds 93 Subhash Chand 9. Technologies for Conservation Agriculture 107 Usha Ahuja 10. Agricultural Prices and Market Intelligence in India 115 Raka Saxena and S. Pavithra 11. Spatial Market Integration: A Case of Indian Milk and Ghee Markets 125 Sunil Kumar Singh, Balwant Singh Chandel and Shiv Kumar 12. Decision Making Pattern of Potato Farmers in India 139 Rajesh K. Rana 13. Supply Side Constraints in Raising Pulses Production 147 A. Amarender Reddy 14. Volumetric Assessment of Groundwater Irrigation in Major Crops in Punjab 165 S.K. Srivastava, Ramesh Chand, S.S. Raju, Rajni Jain, I. Kingsly, Jatinder Sachdeva, Jaspal Singh and Amrit Pal Kaur 15. Various Elementary Concepts of Sample Surveys 173 Hukum Chandra 16. Bioinformatics Application in Agricultural Research 197 A.K. Mishra, Amrender Kumar and A.K. Jain 17. Development of Pests Forewarning System in Crops 207 Amrender Kumar and A.K. Mishra 18. ICT Initiatives for Human Resource Development in Agricultural Education e-KrishiShiksha: An e-Learning Portal on Agricultural Education 217 R.C. Goyal, Sudeep Marwaha, Rajni Bala Grover, Rama Dahiya 19. Introduction to Geographic Information System 231 Prachi Misra Sahoo 20. AGRIdaksh: A Tool for Development of Online Expert Systems for Crops 243 Sudeep Marwaha 21. ICT in Agriculture 253 U.B. Angadi and K.K. Chaturvedi 22. Database and Expert System on Animal Feed Resources: A Case Study 265 U.B. Angadi, S. Jash, Letha Devi and S. Anandan 23. Extraction of NSSO Data Using SPSS 283 Rajni Jain 24. Data Center and its Services in ICAR 299 N. Srinivasa Rao, A.K. Choubey, Alka Arora, Sudeep Marwaha, Mukesh Kumar, Subhash Chand and R.K. Saini 25. Unit-level Cost of Cultivation Data: Extraction and Retrieving Procedure 309 S.K. Srivastava, S.S. Raju, Amrit Pal Kaur, Jaspal Singh, Rajni Jain, I. Kingly and Jatinder Sachdeva Index 315