Alka Parikh

Risks in Agriculture (eBook, PDF)

Farmers' Perspective

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Examines the main risks that farmers face and investigates farmers' views on crop insurance or being protected by a minimum support price

Analyzes acreage and productivity for 18 crops across eleven districts

Presents the realities and risks associated with agriculture, offering vital insights for researchers and policymakers

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789811062711
• Artikelnr.: 53064074

Autorenporträt

Alka Parikh is a Professor of Development Economics at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology. She holds a PhD from Cornell University, USA, and has collaborated extensively with working groups of the Planning Commission for the 11th and 12th Five Year Plans. She is on the board of two NGOs, Utthan and Uplift India, and is also on the governing board of the Centre for Social Studies, Surat. Further, she serves on the advisory committee of the Small Grants Program, United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Throughout her career, Prof Parikh has worked with NGOs, the corporate sector and academic sector to contribute to the field of development studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Sample Design.- Fluctuations in Production and Price: Analysis of district level data.- Findings from the Field.- Conclusions and Recommendations.- References.