Bihar Agriculture : Building on Emerging Models of 'Success'
During the last decade, Bihar's agricultural sector has been one of the fastest growing in India. This study is organized as follows. Chapter 2 provides a framework for understanding the competitiveness of Bihar's agricultural/ agribusine...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/948031468258574468/India-Bihar-Agriculture-Building-on-emerging-models-of-success http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36177 |
| Summary: | During the last decade, Bihar's
agricultural sector has been one of the fastest growing in
India. This study is organized as follows. Chapter 2
provides a framework for understanding the competitiveness
of Bihar's agricultural/ agribusiness sector by
examining the relative position of Bihar on a number of
competitiveness parameters. The chapter also provides an
overview of the sector and analyzes recent trends in Bihar
agriculture. Chapter 3 addresses the institutional
innovations in Bihar, namely, the decentralized Agriculture
Technology Management Agency (ATMA) extension model, and the
Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) model. It examines
their performance and their impact on, among other criteria,
agricultural incomes, productivity, market access, and water
availability. Chapter 4 analyzes specific agricultural
commodities, namely, maize, dairy, and selected fruits and
vegetables that are of particular importance to Bihar.
Chapter 5 concludes with lessons learned and recommendations. |
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