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| Kumar, Anjani; Staal, Steven J.; Elumalai, K.; Singh, Dhiraj Kumar. |
| Although agriculture is the prime source of livelihood for a majority of rural population in the North-Eastern region (NER) of India, dependence on livestock as an alternative source of income is significant. Responding to the burgeoning demand for livestock products in a sustainable manner is a big challenge. The widening gap between the demand and supply of livestock products can be met through bringing out changes in the production structure or opening up the international trade. In this context, an analysis of performance and factors influencing development of the livestock sector in NER has been carried out. The growth of livestock sector has been found slower in the NER than at the national level. However, a significant proportion of landless... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47332 |
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| Rangasamy, N.; Elumalai, K.. |
| Agricultural biotech is the emerging scientific area which is useful to breed more nutritious, high-yielding and less resource input-demanding crops. Agri biotech is the third largest contributor to Indian biotech industry during 2006-07 with a turnover of US$ 225 million, accounting for almost 11 per cent of the total biotech revenues. The agri-biotech industry has recorded Rs 8.65 billion of revenues in Indian domestic markets but the export revenues are abysmally small with Rs 0.49 billion in 2006-07. Recently, India has the fourth largest area (7.6 million hectares) under genetically modified (GM) crops. Almost entire area is occupied by Bt cotton. The market size of India’s Bt cotton seeds is estimated to be over US$ 203 million. Besides, Bt cotton,... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57742 |
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