India : Revitalizing Punjab's Agriculture

India : Revitalizing Punjab's Agriculture

Punjab has played a pioneering role in Indian agriculture. Three key challenges face Punjab agriculture - restoring growth, promoting sustainable use of natural resources, and rationalizing fiscal outlays on the sector. The main content of this p...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ADVANCED RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL ISSUES AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ANIMAL HEALTH ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BENEFICIARY GROUPS BENEFICIARY INVOLVEMENT BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION BIOSAFETY BIOTECHNOLOGY CANAL IRRIGATION CAPITAL FORMATION CEREALS CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS COMMERCIAL INVOLVEMENT CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONTRACT FARMING CONTRACT FARMING PROGRAMS COTTON CROP CROP AREA CROPPING CROPPING INTENSITY CROPPING PATTERNS CROPS CULTIVATION DAIRY SECTOR DATES DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DELIVERY OF SERVICES DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS DIVERSIFICATION DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS ENTITLEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EXPENDITURE EXPLOITATION EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARM FARM INCOMES FARM SIZE FARMER FARMER INCOMES FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FARMERS FARMERS ORGANIZATIONS FARMING COMMUNITY FERTILIZER FERTILIZER SUBSIDY FIELD CROPS FISH FISHERIES FISHING FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD SECURITY FOODGRAINS FORESTRY FRUITS GRAIN GRAIN TRADE GREEN REVOLUTION GROUNDWATER HIGH YIELDING VARIETIES HORTICULTURE HYBRID SEED IFPRI INCOME INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME INFLATION INPUT USE INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE LABOR FORCE LEGISLATION LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK SECTOR MAIZE MARGINAL COST MARGINAL FARMERS MARKET ACCESS MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PRICES MARKETING BOARD MONOPOLY NATURAL RESOURCES NGOS NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT OILSEEDS PADDY PERISHABLE PRODUCTS PEST MANAGEMENT PESTICIDE PLANTING MATERIALS POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION PRICE INCENTIVES PRICE POLICIES PRICE POLICY PRICE SUPPORT PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCE PRODUCE MARKETS PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION GROWTH PRODUCTION SYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SERVICES PULSES R&AMP;D RA RABI CROPS RICE RICE CULTIVATION RICE PRODUCTION RICE YIELDS RISK MANAGEMENT RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL PRODUCER SEED DEVELOPMENT SEEDS SMALL FARMERS SOCIOLOGY SOWING SPREAD STOCKS STRAW SUBSTITUTION SURPLUS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE USE TRANSPLANTING TYING VARIABLE COSTS VEGETABLES VETERINARY SERVICES WAGES WAREHOUSE WAREHOUSES WATER AVAILABILITY WATER RESOURCES WATER USE WHEAT WHEAT PRICES WHEAT PRODUCTION WHOLESALE MARKETING YIELDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/7011584/india-revitalizing-punjabs-agriculture http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14433

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Summary:	Punjab has played a pioneering role in Indian agriculture. Three key challenges face Punjab agriculture - restoring growth, promoting sustainable use of natural resources, and rationalizing fiscal outlays on the sector. The main content of this paper includes: development and outcomes; policies, public expenditures and provision of public services; and options and recommendations. The options and recommendations include: enterprise options for growth and diversification; conceptual matrix for analyzing policy and institutional options; reforming price policy and public expenditures; and institutional reform characterized by revamping agricultural research and extension, regulation and reform of canal irrigation and groundwater management policies, reforming the marketing system, and contract farming.

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