Vol. 62, JANUARY-MARCH 2007, No. 1

Presidential Address: Abhijit Sen

Summaries of Group Discussion:

Agricultural Development in the North-East: Status, Assessment and Prospects: M.P. Bezbaruah

Trends in Food Consumption and Nutrition – Food Security Concerns: Ramesh Chand

Rural Infrastructure and Growth: Vasant P. Gandhi

Conference Keynote Paper:

Strategies for Agricultural Development in North-East India: Challenges and Emerging Opportunities: B.C. Barah

Rural Infrastructure and Growth: An Overview: P. Satish

ARTICLES

Energy Costs and Groundwater Withdrawals: Results from an Optimal Control Model for North Gujarat: F.A. Shaheen and R.L. Shiyani

Efficiency of Market Behaviour of NTFPs for Households under JFMP: A Case Study in West Bengal: Debnarayan Sarker and Nimai Das

RESEARCH NOTES

Economics of Cardamom Cultivation in Kerala: P.K. Varghese

Economics and Determinants of Fish Production and Its Effects on Family Income Inequality in West Tripura District of Tripura: Kehar Singh

Factors Affecting the Adoption of Resource Conservation Technology: Case of Zero Tillage in Rice-Wheat Farming Systems: Vijay Laxmi Pandey  and Vinod Mishra

Changing Pattern of Agricultural Productivity in  Brahmaputra Valley: Surendra Singh and Bimal Sharma

Vol. 62, APRIL-JUNE 2007, No. 2

ARTICLES

Impact of Agricultural Trade Liberalisation: Farmers’ Indebtedness and Suicides in Kerala: P.D. Jeromi

Technical Efficiency of Major Food and Cash Crops in Karnataka (India):

M.J. Bhende and K.P. Kalirajan

Chronic Poverty in Tribal Areas: Evidence from Southwestern Madhya Pradesh: D.C. Sah

RESEARCH NOTES

Economics of Change in Cropping Pattern in Relation to Credit: A Micro Level Study in West Bengal: Subrata Kumar Roy

Estimation of Economic Efficiency of Sugar Industry in Uttar Pradesh: A Frontier Production Function Approach: N.P. Singh, Paramatma Singh and Suresh Pal

How Sustainable is the Total Factor Productivity of Oilseeds in India?:B.S. Chandel

Impact of Dairy Farming on Livelihood of Participating Women under Grameen Bank in a Selected Area of Rangpur District in Bangladesh: Md. Rais Uddin Mian, Jannatul Fatema and Md. Habibur Rahman

Economics of Using Mist and Fan System During Summer and in-house Shelter During Winter for Alleviating Environmental Stress in Dairy Animals: Anjali Aggarwal and Mahendra Singh

Vol. 62, JULY-SEPTEMBER 2007, No. 3

TRENDS IN RURAL FINANCE

Performance of Rural Credit and Factors Affecting the Choice of Credit Sources: Anjani Kumar, Dhiraj K. Singh and Prabhat Kumar

Production and Investment Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks in India: Need for a Systematic Approach: Arvind Awasthi

Innovating Savings Products for Rural People - Lessons from Market Research: Sanjeev Kapoor

Adequacy of Institutional Credit through Co-operatives in Maharashtra: A Region-wise Analysis: Deepak Shah

Financing Agriculture: A Study of Bihar and West Bengal Potato Cultivation: Arun Pandit, N.K. Pandey, Barsati Lal, K.P. Chandran and

Rajesh K. Rana

TRADING IN LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

Livestock Sector Trade of India: Surging Momentum in the New Liberalised Regime: Anjani Kumar, Steven J. Staal, N.P. Singh and Dhiraj K. Singh

Implications of Trade Liberalisation on Indian Dairy Sector: An Empirical Analysis:T.R. Rajarajan, V. Saravanakumar and Raj Vir Singh

Marketing of Liquid Milk: A Case Study of Ahmedabad Milk Market:Sukhpal Singh

RISK MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE/RURAL SECTOR

Reducing the Risk in Livestock Production: Factors Influencing the Adoption of Vaccination Against Bovine Diseases: A. Suresh, D.C. Gupta, M.R. Solanki and J.S. Mann

An Economic Evaluation of Environmental Risk of Pesticide Use: A Case Study of Paddy, Vegetables and Cotton in Irrigated Eco-system:

Alka Singh, Ranjit Kumar  and D.K. Das

An Economic Evaluation of Environmental Risk of Pesticide Use: A Case Study of Paddy, Vegetables and Cotton in Irrigated Eco-system:

Alka Singh, Ranjit Kumar and D.K. Das

Observatory Estimation of Risk in the Use of Fertilisers in High-Yielding Varieties of Wheat and Paddy in Central Region of Uttar Pradesh: Archana Shukla

An Integrated Evaluation of Trade-Offs between Environmental Risk Factors and Food Production Using Interactive Multiple Goal Linear Programming – A Case Study of Haryana:

A.K. Vasisht, S. Sujith Kumar, P.K. Aggarwal, N. Kalra, H. Pathak, H.C. Joshi and R.C. Choudhary

Vol. 62,OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2007, No. 4

ARTICLES

Diversification of Employment and Earnings by Rural Households in West Bengal: Sankar Kumar Bhaumik

Risk Attitude and Risk Management Strategies: An Analysis of Dairy Farmers in Tarai Area of Uttaranchal State: D. Bardhan and S.K. Tewari

Yield Gaps in Mulberry Sericulture in Karnataka: An Econometric Analysis: S. Lakshmanan

RESEARCH NOTES

Productivity and Efficiency in Indian Meat Processing Industry: A DEA Approach: Jabir Ali

Economic Analysis of Smallholder Rubber Plantations in West Garo Hills District of Meghalaya: S.N. Goswami and O. Challa

Supply Analysis of Institutional Credit to Agriculture for Major States in India: Gagan Bihari Sahu

Milk Procurement Cost for Co-operative and Private Dairy Plants in Tamil Nadu – A Comparison: N. Rangasamy and J.P. Dhaka