The total area under spices in India is 2.3 million hectares and the yearly production of spices in our nation is around 27 lakh tons, estimated to be more or less at Rs. 13,000 crore. The net share of Indian spices in world trade is around 35 percent. The Indian spice processing industry have the different issues like availability of standardized raw material, unscientific production technique, carelessness in preparing of work force obtaining finance and marketing issues. The Indian spice processing
Chapter 1 : Introduction Agriculture in developing countries is facing profound and fast moving changes. Globalization has hastened the transition from traditional and low-productivity agriculture towards a modern, high-productivity agricultural sector. Consumers in highly industrialized and developed countries, who have ample purchasing power but little spare time, are purchasing precooked foods and prepared fresh fruits and vegetables. This means that many products acquire considerable value added
as shrinkage due to exposure to harsh conditions (Kachule & Franzel, 2009). A survey by Bhardwaj et, al, (2012), reported that, the main problems in marketing apples to lack of vehicles, transport not available in time, villages not linked with metalled roads, and high transportation charges. Transportation is most important factor in the marketing of apples. Advances in transportation, in combination with other technological developments that have complemented the progress in transportation, have
behavior, rural entrepreneurship, Mentality of Rural mass. Introduction After Independence and Industrial development in India, still large portion of population considered as below poverty line. Agricultural growth continues to be the soul of rural civilization. Study suggests 70 per cent of capitals are held by small and borderline farmers resulting in overcapacity on the agricultural land and decreasing farm production. This also results in relocation of farm worker in large numbers to the urban areas
and profitable agricultural, such as GMO crop in reducing pesticide use and disease resist. However, negative voices become more in recent years as problems came up. Bt cotton production in Indian is an example, as Indian cotton farmer suicide. From the perspective
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF GREEN REVOLUTION: 1. High Yielding Varieties (HYV) of seeds: The development of HYV seeds of wheat in 1960s and those of rice in 1969-70 laid the foundation for Green Revolution in India. Bandhu Das Sen has rightly remarked that they play the role of modernisers of agriculture like engines of change, capable of transforming a traditional farmer into a commercial producer. They act as part of steam engine (for industrial revolution) to ignite an agrarian revolution in poor countries
world cotton markets. Due to this eastern Maharashtra characterized by high rates of school drop outs by children of farmer’s, bankruptcy made farmers to commit suicides, money lenders and abuse of the financially weak groups. Initially Government of India promised to increase the cotton minimum support price by approximately Rs100 per tonnage but later gone back on its own words by reducing the Minimum Support Price further. Consequently farmers stated committing suicide as farmers were embarrassed
vAs discussed above, India is a major producer of food (fruits, vegetables, wheat, pulse, milk, spices etc) in the world. India is addressed as the ‘Food Bowl’ of the world which may not be a fallacy (Figure 1.1). The production of food in India has shown a steady growth in the recent past and according to the Ministry of Agriculture of India, the trend will continue in the coming decade. The growth for food sector in India can be attributed to diverse habitats it offers. The country has rich spectrum
A lot of time and labour is wasted in moving seeds, manure, implements and cattle from one piece of land to another. Irrigation becomes difficult on such small and fragmented fields. Further, a lot of fertile agricultural land is wasted in providing boundaries. Under such circumstances, the farmer cannot concentrate on improvement. The only answer to this ticklish problem is the consolidation of holdings which means the reallocation of holdings which are fragmented
Africa and Mahindra (China) Tractor Co. Ltd. At the same time, M&M managed to be the largest manufacturer of tractors in India, by holding leadership in the market of the country, for around 25 years. The company is an old hand in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing tractors as well as farm implements. It made its entry to the passenger car segment in India, with the manufacture of Logan (mid-size sedan) in April 2007, under the Mahindra Renault collaboration. Soon after the considerable