Vol. 63, JANUARY-MARCH 2008, No. 1

Presidential Address: Isher Judge Ahluwalia

Summaries of Group Discussion:

Trends in Rural Finance: S.K. Tewari

Trading in Livestock and Livestock Products: P.S. Birthal, Anjani Kumar and T.N. Datta

Risk Management in Agriculture/Rural Sector:Bharat Ramaswami

Conference Keynote Paper:

Trends in Rural Finance: K.G. Karmakar

Linking Smallholder Livestock Producers to Markets: Issues and Approaches: Pratap S. Birthal

Risks, Farmers’ Suicides and Agrarian Crisis in India: Is There a Way Out?: Srijit Mishra

ARTICLES

Trade Protection of India’s Milk Products: Structure and Policy Implications:K. Elumalai and R.K. Sharma

Tea Industry in India: Problems and Prospects: Pramod Kumar, P.S. Badal, N.P. Singh and R.P. Singh

An Economic Analysis of Adoption of Integrated Pest Management in Groundnut: C.A. Rama Rao, M. Srinivasa Rao,P. Naraiah, B. Malathi and Y.V.R. Reddy

RESEARCH NOTES

Ring System Required for Farm Futures: Madhoo Pavaskar

Determinants of Vulnerability to Food Insecurity: A Gender-based Analysis of Farming Households in Nigeria: R.O. Babatunde, O.A. Omotesho, E.O. Olorunsanya and G.M. Owotoki

Stabilisation Value of Groundwater in Tank Irrigation Systems: K. Palanisami, Masahiko Gemma and C.R. Ranganathan

Vol. 63, APRIL-JUNE 2008, No. 2

ARTICLES

Beyond Waivers: Need to Redesign the Bank Loans and Offer Effective Hedge Products:R. Bhaskaran

Sustaining Rural Livelihoods in Fragile Environments: Resource Endowments and Policy Interventions - A Study in the Context of Participatory Watershed Development in Andhra Pradesh: V. Ratna Reddy, M. Gopinath Reddy, Y.V. Malla Reddy and John Soussan

A Planned Market Intervention for the Bamboo Sector of Kerala: V. Anitha, P.K. Muraleedharan, K.V. Santheep, Shijo Thomas and M.P. Sreelakshmi

RESEARCH NOTES

Livestock Sector Composition and Factors Affecting Its Growth:Ramesh Chand and S.S. Raju

Behaviour of Rural Households in the Borrowing and Usage of Credit in North-East Uplands of India: Sumarbin Umdor

Rural Non-Farm Sector in Punjab: Pattern and Access to Employment and Income: Kamal Vatta and B.R. Garg

Effect of Socio-Economic and Agro-ecological Factors on Structure and Ownership of Livestock: Evidence from Rajasthan: A. Suresh, D.C. Gupta, J.S. Mann and V.K. Singh

Vol. 63, JULY-SEPTEMBER 2008, No. 3

TRIGGERING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HORTICULTURE CROPS

Progress and Potential of Horticulture in India: Ramesh Chand, S.S. Raju and L.M. Pandey

Can Horticulture Revitalise Agricultural Growth?: Pratap S. Birthal, P.K. Joshi, Sonia Chauhan and Harvinder Singh

Government Intervention in Horticulture Development – The Case of Maharashtra: Sangeeta Shroff and Jayanti Kajale

Structural Changes in Horticulture Sector in India: Retrospect and Prospect for XIth Five Year Plan: Mahendra Singh and V.C. Mathur

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND ITS CORRECTIVES IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR

Organic Sugarcane Farming for Enhancing Farmers’ Income and Reducing the Degradation of Land and Water Resources in Maharashtra: K.G. Kshirsagar

Estimation of the Negative Externalities of Textile Dyeing Industry Effluents on Crop Productivity and Value of Farm Lands in Tamil Nadu: T. Sivasakthi Devi, C. Ramasamy, S. Gurunathan and S. Menaka

User’s Appraisal and Valuation of Changes in Renewable Natural Resources Status: A Case Study from Chhattisgarh: Ganganee C. Samaraweera and Dinesh K. Marothia

RAINFED AGRICULTURE

Strengthening Indian Agriculture through Dryland Farming: Need for Reforms: R. Ramakrishna and D. Tata Rao

An Enquiry into the Socio-Economic Status of Rainfed Communities   - Logit Model Approach: T. Ponnarasi and K. Sita Devi

Drip Irrigation and Rainfed Crop Cultivation Nexus: The Case of Cotton Crop: A. Narayanamoorthy

Impact of Technological Change on Women Workers in Dry Land Agriculture Area of Uttar Pradesh: Archana Shukla

Vol. 63, OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2008, No. 4

ARTICLES

Livestock Production Systems in India: An Appraisal Across Agro-Ecological Regions:

Anjani Kumar and Dhiraj K. Singh

Farm Specific Economic Efficiency of Fish Production in South Tripura District: A Stochastic Frontier Approach: Kehar Singh

Socio-Economic Heterogeneity and Distributional Implications of Joint Forest Management (JFM): An Empirical Investigation from Orissa: Naresh Chandra Sahu

RESEARCH NOTES

Technological Change in Paddy Production: A Comparative Analysis of Traditional and SRI Methods of Cultivation: H. Basavaraja, S.B. Mahajanashetti and  P. Sivanagaraju

Performance of Large Scale Farming in Sericulture – An Economic Analysis: P. Kumaresan, R.G. Geetha Devi, S. Rajadurai, N.G. Selvaraju and H. Jayaram

Measurement of Efficiency of Shrimp (penaeus monodon) Farmers in Andhra Pradesh: G.P. Reddy, M.N. Reddy, B.S. Sontakki and D. Bala Prakash