Institutional Support for Agricultural Development

Institutional Support for Agricultural Development

1 Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension in India

  1. Research in Agriculture
  2. Research Organizations in Agriculture and Allied Fields in India
  3. ICAR Research Institutes
  4. State Agricultural Universities
  5. Research Projects / Schemes of the ICAR
  6. Research by Other Institutions/Organizations
  7. Agricultural Education
  8. Agricultural Education Pre-Independence
  9. Agricultural Education Post-Independence
  10. Current Scenario
  11. Distance and Online Education
  12. Agricultural Extension
  13. Transfer of Technology Projects of the ICAR
  14. Other Projects of ICAR

2 Overview of Agricultural Extension Programmes

  1. Pre-Independence Development Efforts
  2. Post-Independence Efforts
  3. Frontline Extension Programmes
  4. National Agriculture Technology Project โ€“ Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) and National Agriculture Innovative Project (NAIP)

3 Agricultural Credit, Insurance, Warehouses, and Corporations

  1. Agricultural Credit Structure
  2. Cooperative Credit Societies
  3. Regional Rural Banks
  4. Micro-Finance
  5. Higher Financing Agencies
  6. Insurance Infrastructure
  7. Infrastructure for Warehousing and Corporations

4 Institutional Interventions in Agricultural Marketing

  1. Market Intervention
  2. Establishment of the Regulated Markets
  3. Buffer Stocks
  4. Price Intervention and Policies
  5. AGMARKNET
  6. Market-Led Extension (MLE)
  7. National Agriculture Market (eNAM)
  8. Institutional Intervention in the Development of Agricultural Marketing

5 Procurement, Storage, and Distribution of Foodgrains

  1. Fair Average Quality (FAQ) Specifications
  2. Procurement of Foodgrains
  3. Procurement of Rice
  4. Procurement of Wheat
  5. Minimum Support Price (MSP)
  6. Storage and Warehousing
  7. Buffer Stock Policy and Stock Position in Central Pool
  8. Introduction of Modern Technology in Handling of Foodgrains
  9. Foodgrains Marketing System
  10. Allocation and Offtake of Foodgrains

6 Cooperative Organizations

  1. Concept and Definition
  2. Evolution and Development of Cooperatives in India
  3. Cooperative Movement in India
  4. Cooperative Policies
  5. Different Forms of Agricultural and Rural Development Cooperatives
  6. Strategies for Successful Cooperatives

7 Management of Cooperatives

  1. Cooperative Laws and Bylaws
  2. Cooperative Structure
  3. Management of Cooperatives
  4. Typical Management Problems in Cooperatives
  5. Training Needs and Facilities
  6. Cooperative Member Education
  7. Professionalisation Needs and Facilities
  8. Democratisation of Cooperatives
  9. Monitoring and Policies

8 Self Help Group (SHG)

  1. Concept and Definitions of SHGs
  2. Characteristics of SHGs
  3. Advantages of SHGs
  4. Process of SHG Formation
  5. Micro-Finance and SHG – Bank Linkage
  6. Empowerment of Rural People through SHGs

9 Non Government Organizations in Rural Development

  1. Formation of Non Government Organizations (NGOs)
  2. Characteristics of NGOs
  3. Types of NGOs
  4. Sources of Finance
  5. Advantages of NGOs over Government Organisations (GOs)
  6. Handicaps and Weaknesses of NGOs
  7. Role of NGOs in Rural Development
  8. Government Support to NGOs in India
  9. GOs-NGOs Collaboration
  10. Important NGOs in Rural Development in India

10 Custom Hiring Center (CHC)

  1. Present Policy Interventions
  2. Rationale of Custom Hiring Centres (CHC)
  3. Starting a Model Custom Hiring Center
  4. Custom Hiring Centre: Models
  5. Custom Hiring Centre – With Combine Harvester: Financial Analysis
  6. Social, Economic and Environmental Benefits of Custom Hiring

11 Basics of Agricultural Marketing

  1. Meaning and Scope of Agricultural Marketing
  2. Role of Agricultural Marketing in Economic Development
  3. Marketing Functions
  4. Activities and Objectives of Agricultural Marketing System
  5. Marketed & Marketable Surplus of Agricultural Commodities
  6. e-Marketing

12 Input Management for the Enterprise

  1. Concept of Agricultural Marketing
  2. Recent Trends in Agricultural Marketing in India
  3. Understanding Agri-Input Market
  4. Agricultural Input Marketing
  5. Evolution of Agricultural Input Marketing
  6. The 4 P’s in Agri-Input Marketing
  7. Potential of Agri-Inputs Industries
  8. Factors Influencing Agri-Input Marketing

13 Marketing Management

  1. Key Aspects of Agricultural Marketing
  2. Necessity of Studying Agricultural Marketing
  3. Process of Marketing for Agriculture Sector
  4. Tools for Effective Marketing for Agriculture Sector
  5. Key Stakeholders for Marketing in Agriculture Sector
  6. Strategies for Marketing Management in Agriculture
  7. What is e-NAM

14 Rural Poverty Alleviation Programmes

  1. Need for Interventions to Reduce Poverty
  2. Poverty Alleviation Programs in India
  3. Strategy for Poverty Alleviation in Rural Areas
  4. Various Programs in India for Poverty Alleviation
  5. Combating Poverty: Making Anti-poverty Programs More Effective
  6. Way Forward: Strategies to Combat Poverty

15 Schemes for Agricultural Development

  1. Status of Agriculture in India
  2. Need for Agricultural Based Schemes
  3. Importance of Agri-Based Schemes and Strategies
  4. Agriculture Based Schemes
  5. Various Programs and Schemes in Agricultural Sector in India
  6. Impacts of Agricultural Schemes
  7. Analysis of Various Schemes and Programs

16 Schemes for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries

  1. Institutions Involved in Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Development
  2. Schemes of Central Government
  3. Animal Husbandry Related Schemes
  4. Fisheries Related Schemes

17 Institutions for the Development of Agriculture and Allied Sectors

  1. Present Policy Interventions
  2. Rationale
  3. Horticulture, Dairy and Fisheries Development & Promotion Boards
  4. Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC)
  5. Agri Markets & Commodity Development Institutes
  6. Export Development and Promotion Institutes