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    DYNAMICS OF PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND MARKET INTEGRATION OF MAJOR PULSES IN INDIA
    (DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE NEW DELHI, 2014) M. VEMBU; V.C. Mathur
    India is the major producer and consumer of pulses in the world, both in terms of quantum and variety. In India, a large proportion of population is vegetarian and pulses form the main source of vegetable proteins for them. Although, India’s pulse production accounts for about 25 and 33 per cent of global production and area, respectively, yields remain lower than in many other countries of the world. The country still it has to go a long way to meet the minimum per capita requirement of 80 grams per day recommened by the World Health Organisation. Further, per capita per day availability of pulses continues to decline, owing to increasing population and per capita income. Simultaneously, stagnation in the pulses productivity and acreage pose a threat for further decline in the per capita availability of pulses. In this study, an attempt was made to examine the performance of the pulses sector, to identify the underlying factors affecting pulses supply response and to assess the integration of major pulses markets. This thesis contribution to the pulses economic literature is both methodological and empirical. Many of the past supply response studies are based on traditional econometric techniques (classic linear regression) and the Nerlovian framework. Results of traditional econometric techniques are reliable when the time series data are stationary. However, there can be a possibility that some macroeconomic time series data are non stationary and the results and conclusions drawn from using those techniques have the risk of invalidity. This study specifically attempts to quantify the supply response, when the variables in the data set expressed in levels are neither stationary nor nonstationary. Findings of this study suggest that stagnation in pulses production and acreage may be attributed to the widening revenue gap between pulses and their respective competing crops. The spatial market integration among the important wholesale markets was examined to assess the pulses market efficiency. The distinguished feature of this paper is the application of the ARDL model to assess cointegration when a majority of Indian pulse markets price series are stationary and non-stationary which excludes the use of Johansen and Engle Granger cointegration techniques. Findings of the study suggest that Indian pulse markets are transmitting part of the shocks they receive, implying that Indian pulse markets are interlinked but not perfectly integrated.
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    Critical Analysis of Mobile Based Agro - Advisory Services: A Case of mKRISHI
    (Division of Agricultural Extension, IARI, New Delhi, 2014) MADAN SINGH; R. Roy Burman
    Agriculture is the main occupation of farming community of India. Indian agriculture is the home of 80 per cent small and marginal farmers. Small holdings also face new challenges on integration of value chains, liberalization and globalization effects, market volatility and vulnerability to climate change etc. Despite the improved interest and investment in agricultural extension in India, such services fail to meet diverse information need of the stakeholders. Given the challenges, the arrival of information communication technology (ICT) is well timed. ICT in agriculture is an emerging field focusing on the improvement of agricultural and rural development in India. It can provide timely accurate and quality information to the farmers which facilitate increased agricultural output.Many information and communication technology (ICT) projects in Indian agriculture have emerged, either substituting or supporting extension services by providing farmers with access to agricultural information. But the content that the ICTs deliver has more relevance if it is localized and context specific, as this improves the value and action ability of the information, which can have greater impact on farm management.Among modern ICT modes, mobile phone has been most recent and widely accepted mode of delivering information to the farmers in developing country including India.Increasing mobile phone and mobile phone based services enhances the availability to knowledge and information and will further help in improving awareness, education, better adoption of technology, better health and efficiency, reduced transaction costs, better market. The present study was conducted on mKRISHI® in Nasik in Maharashtra and Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. An ex-post facto research design was used for the study. The data was collected from 60 beneficiary farmers and 60 control farmers. Besides, 10 extension personnel, KVK scientist and mKRISHI® staff were also selected from each of the two districts for the study. Thus, there were a total of 140 respondents. A structured interview schedule was developed to collect the data from respondents. Most of the farmers perceived that it was highly effective in terms of timeliness of information, quality of information, utility of information, satisfaction of farmers and ease of understanding of the information. Information provided by mKRISHI® helpedin increase in yield, market price and increasedfarm income. Despite of high level satisfaction, there were some constraints which cause hindrance in the smooth running of mKRISHI®. Technological constraints were the most severe in mKRISHI® information delivering and followed by economical constraints. Hence, mKRISHI® had wider impact on the farmers among the sampled respondents. It can be replicated to remaining part of country for effective dissemination of farm technology information.