Paper –VIII

Group (B) AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

Full marks: - 100 Duration: - 3 hours

Unit 1
(i) Relevance of Agricultural of Agricultural Economics in Indian Economy.
(ii) scope of agricultural economy.
(iii) Land Reforms Measures and progress
(iv) Types of Farming: (capitalist's co – operative and collective.

Unit – II Agricultural finance:
(i) Importance of institutional Finance
(ii) Non- institutional financial sources. Traditional sources.
(iii) Importance of micro finance for snail farmers. Marginal Farmers.

Unit – III Market:

Structure and agencies of market.
Reasons of low marketable surplus.
Regulated markets and their role.
market regulations Act.

Unit – IV Farm Productivity:

Size of farm.
Factors affecting productivity.
Relationship between technology and productivity.
Govt. measures for stabilization of agricultural productivity.

Unit – V

Variation in agricultural prices .
Measures to strengthen : Minimum support price/ Subsidy .
Income instability of the farmers.
Govt. measures to increase the income

Unit – VI

Role of state in agricultural development.
Green revolution first phase / Second phase.
Various agricultural programmers for its development.

Books:-

Agricultural Development - Narain
Agricultural Problems of India - C. B. Mamoria.