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082			_aP TH-1159 _bSOO
100			_aSood, Ankita
245		0	_aEffectiveness of contract farming as an institutional innovation : a case of Gujarat (Also available on CD)
260			_c2010
300			_axvi,83,xvp.,CD-ROM
505			_aCONTENTS1. Introduction 1 1.1. Agriculture in India 1 1.1.1. Overview 1 1.1.2. Agricultural regions in India 2 1.1.3. Agriculture before Independence 3 1.1.4. Present nature of Indian Agriculture 4 1.2. Agricultural Marketing in India 7 1.2.1. Market Systems in India 7 1.2.2. Traditional Marketing Channels 8 1.2.3. Changes in Marketing Channels 9 2. Contract Farming: The Concept World accross 12 2.1. Contract Farming 12 2.1.1. Overview 12 2.1.2. Origin of Contract farming 13 2.1.3. Contract farming as a concept 13 2.1.4. Types of Contracts 14 2.1.5. Various Models of Contract farming 14 2.2. Contract farming: World Experiences 17 2.2.1. International Experiences 18 2.2.2. Indian Experiences 23 2.3. Policy initiatives for Contract farming in India 27 2.4. Benifits and Concerns of Contract farming 30 3. Case of Gujarat 36 3.1. Agricultural profile Gujarat 36 3.1.1. Agriculture Sector Overview 36 3.1.2. Agro Climatic Regions of Gujarat 38 3.1.3. Horticulture Scenario of Gujarat 39 3.2. Contract farming in Gujarat: Institutional Provision 40 3.2.1. Provisions made by Gujarat APMC 40 3.3. Conceptual framework 43 3.3.1. Rationale for Contract Farming 43 3.3.2. Need of Study 43 3.3.3. Research Problem 43 3.3.4. Aim 44 3.3.5. Objectives 44 3.3.6. Research Methodology 44 3.4. Research Design 45 3.4.1. Sample Design 46 3.4.2. arameters for Assessment 47 3.4.3. Scope and Limitations 49 4. Study Region; Banaskantha and Sabarkantha Districts 50 4.1. Study Region 50 4.1.1. Overview 50 4.1.2. Agricultural Profile 51 4.2. Profiles of Companies in Contract Farming of Potato 54 4.2.1. Direct Contract: McCain Foods India Ltd 55 4.2.2. Indirect Contract: PepsiCo through S.K Horticulture 57 5. Contract farming of Potato 59 5.1. Contract farming of potato 59 5.2. Situation Analysis 60 5.2.1. Farmer Profile 60 5.2.2. Pattern of Landholding 62 5.2.3. Technology and Information Transfer 64 5.2.4. Input v/s Output Cost 66 5.2.5. Company Agreement v/s Model Agreement of the Gujarat Government 71 5.2.6. Direct Contracts v/s Indirect Contracts 74 6. Summary and Conclusions 78 6.1. Summary 78 6.2. Identified Benefits and Issues of Farmers 81 6.3. Conclusions and Suggestions 82 REFERENCES ANNEXURES
700			_aRay, Chandranath N. (Guide)
891			_a2008 Batch
891			_aFP-PG
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