Amrit Pal Kaur

• Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
• NITI Aayog, New Delhi

The paper presents a framework for developing optimum crop plan using linear programming approach. The methodology aims for optimizing the level of each activity of different crops, level of input use, and output produced under different resource endowments and price scenarios. Data for this study relates to farm house hold data regarding land use,...

The paper critically reviews various methods exclusively used for c r o p planning and points out suggestions for improvement in techniques used for crop planning. Specifically, the study examines scope for optimization of crop plan, objectives and constraints, approaches, seasonality issues, sensitivity analysis and various computer software packa...

The Assam, the gate way to the north east is an agrarian state with rice as the staple crop. Nearly 89% of the state’s population of about 3 crores lives in rural area. The productivity of the major crops like rice, pulses and oilseeds is yet to reach acceptable level despite various efforts in the past. Optimum crop mix for Assam has been develope...

To mitigate the regional gap in agricultural productivity, the policy prescription would be more and more investment in the lagged region, extension of public and private credit in remote rural areas. Development of research focusing the development of dry land area, development of technology requiring less water, less fertilizer and cheap farming...

Punjab is one of the most fertile states in India with agriculture as its largest industry. The state is ideal for wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits and vegetables. The share of agriculture in gross state domestic product (27 per cent) is higher than the national average of 18 per cent during 2014-15. In recent years a drop in productivity and profita...

The study identifies factors behind the groundwater depletion in Punjab (India) and examines the economics of groundwater irrigation across farm-size categories , varied groundwater levels and energy policy scenario. The farm-level evidences point out that farmers with smaller land holdings incur 2–3 times groundwater cost than those with larger la...

The study on dynamics of Mechanization in Punjab Agriculture has revealed that the degree of mechanization has increased at a fast pace, the per hectare mechanical energy use has increased by 9.05 percent while labour use has declined considerably and animal use has been totally nullified during the last decade. However, all crops are not uniformly...

The study analyzes the resource use efficiency and indentifies the determinants of technical efficiency of paddy, wheat and cotton crops in Punjab state using plot-level cost of cultivation survey data. The study established positive association between farm-size and efficiency in crop production. To improve the efficiency or to reduce the stress o...

Abstract The present study analyzes the general growth performance and volatility of area, production and yield of major crops(covering about 85 percent of gross cropped area) of Punjab state over the period of four decades, i.e., 1973 to 2013. It brings forth various price and non-price factors affecting the choice of area allocation to various cr...

Punjab is one of the most fertile states in India with agriculture as its largest industry. The state is ideal for wheat, rice, sugarcane, fruits and vegetables. The share of agriculture in gross state domestic product (27 per cent) is higher than the national average of 18 per cent during 2014-15. In recent years a drop in productivity and profita...

Pulses are complementary to cereals both in production as well as in consumption. During the production process, pulses help in improving sustainability by (i) fixing the atmospheric nitrogen into the soil (ii) consuming less water and (iii) controlling diseases and pests. On consumption front, pulses reduce malnutrition and improve human health be...

The study has assessed the performance of different crops and cropping pattern in the state of Punjab using alternative scenarios like market prices; economic prices (net out effect of subsidy) and natural resource valuation (NRV) considering environmental benefits like biological nitrogen fixation and greenhouse gas costs. The study has used unit-...

Manual on methodological approach for developing regional crop plan