Reference No: CMA0415(C)TECPages: 17Published on: 1, December, 1976
Abstract: Describes the changed market structure since Independence. Salient features of regulated marketing system are discussed in detail. Particularly during 1973, changes occurred not only in the market functionaries but also in the pattern of market arrivals. An attempt has been made to judge the implications of the changes. ... More
Reference No: CMA0415(A)TECPages: 16Published on: 1, December, 1976
Abstract: Deals with the trend in the area and production of wheat in India, growth rates, and regional variations in productivity. The information presented in the note on area and production refer to post-independence era. Latest estimates of cost of wheat cultivation in different agro-climatic conditions makes the note comprehensive. ... More
Reference No: CMA0409Pages: 2Published on: 14, October, 1976
Abstract: The Project officer of a Comprehensive Area Development Programme is faced with the problem of allocating limited supply of fertilizers and pesticides among compeitng crop activities. A liner programming formulation would lead to an optimum solution. ... More
Reference No: CMA0407Pages: 7Published on: 14, October, 1976
Abstract: Discusses the potential for agriculture development in a north-eastern state. The objectives of this development as envisaged by senior officials of the state are presented along with data on past performance. The central question posed pertains to the feasibility of the objectives in view of the performance and administrative strategies ... More
Reference No: CMA0410Pages: 17Published on: 14, October, 1976
Abstract: The case discusses the plan,the process of planning and the implementation of the Intensive Agricultural Areas Programme in one district. The central theme is to identify the elements of the plan and the planning process which would effect the performance of a developmental programme. ... More
Reference No: CMA0408Pages: 4Published on: 14, October, 1976
Abstract: Mr. AO has been managing a government potato seed farm since 1970s. The farm is recognized as well-managed. Mr. AO's initiative and innovation have been recognized, but he wishes for a transfer. He renews his request when he learns that the seed farm project has been upgraded and higher-level posts ... More
Reference No: CMA0369Pages: 13Published on: 12, October, 1976
Abstract: Discusses the administrative arrangements processes associated with plant protection demonstration programme under the intensive agricultural district programme. It reveals the problems faced by a crop protection officer who is responsible for planning, formulation, implementation of plant protection scheme. ... More
Reference No: CMA0405Pages: 25Published on: 12, October, 1976
Abstract: This case deals with the problems and processes involved in planning and implementation of a scheme known as "key village scheme". The basic objective of this scheme was rapid multiplication of farm-bred bulls in the breeding tracts for meeting the acute shortage of high-quality of bulls. The case gives the ... More
Reference No: CMA0368Pages: 4Published on: 7, October, 1976
Abstract: Mr. Prasad, an agricultural officer from the adjoining state, was selected by UPSC for deputation to Paharpur as Director of Agriculture. Assuming the Director's position, Mr. Prasad takes several unorthodox steps within his own department in relation to the external system. His major emphasis in the process is the need ... More
Reference No: CMA0367Pages: 5Published on: 7, October, 1976
Abstract: Jhum or shifting cultivation is the major occupation of the tribes of the North-Eastern region. There have been controversies about the illeffects of jhuming and also about the problems of controlling of jhuming. So, Mr. Das, an Officer-in-charge of jhum control activities, NECR, attends a sminar on jhum cultivation, where ... More
Reference No: CMA0403TECPages: 5Published on: 27, August, 1976
Abstract: This note first describes the rationale for the area approach in agricultural financing. It then goes on to describe the norms for area selection, forms of executing area approach, and the interpretations of this approach. Finally, on the basis of recent interpretations, two problems are posed for discussion. One relates ... More
Reference No: CMA0360TECPages: 5Published on: 1, June, 1976
Abstract: The idea of cooperative farming was increasingly favoured during the First Plan. By mid-1950s there was clear recognition that the cooperative farming was an answer to the question of reorganizing agricultural production. But, the experience of cooperative farming revealed a number of shortcomings. Soon it became clear that, in ... More
Reference No: CMA0358TECPages: 6Published on: 1, June, 1976
Abstract: The agricultural sector in 1947 dominated the Indian economy. It was, however, stagnant for decades. The production performance, particularly with respect to food, was extremely unsatisfactory. The agricultural sector inherited by Independent India was characterized by the handicaps of traditional subsistence agriculture. The problem was not merely raising the productivity but ... More
Reference No: CMA0356TECPages: 8Published on: 1, June, 1976
Abstract: Launched on October 2, 1952, the Community Development Programme had the personal values of the then practical leaders leading social scientists. The programme was not oriented purely towards increasing agricultural production. Apart from production, social services amenities welfare were the other two components of the CD Programme. In the late Second Plan ... More
Reference No: CMA0359TEC Pages: 6Published on: 1, June, 1976
Abstract: The land ownership and distribution pattern inherited by Independent India was at the root of many of the deficiencies drawbacks of Indian agriculture. The note attempts to review the major land reforms undertaken after Independence. However, the experience proves that the land reforms failed in creating a land system which ... More
