Mention some obstacles that hinder the mechanism of agricultural marketing.
Agricultural marketing does not simply refer to the farmers' act of bringing their product to the market for the purpose of sale. But it also includes all those activities that help the farmers to fetch the maximum price for their product. The following are some of the obstacles that hinder the mechanism of agricultural marketing:
i. Farmers are vulnerable to defective weighing techniques and misappropriation of accounts.
ii. Farmers are often ill-informed about market prices and market conditions. Being ignorant, farmers are forced to sell their product at lower prices.
iii. The farmers lack access to proper storage facilities to store their produce for future sell at better prices.
iv. The farmers cannot avail agricultural credit, leading to their exploitation by the moneylenders and mahajans.
Explain the steps taken by the government in developing rural markets.
Distinguish between ‘Green Revolution’ and ‘Golden Revolution’.
Why is agricultural diversification essential for sustainable livelihoods?
Discuss the importance of credit in rural development.
Bring out the importance of animal husbandry, fisheries and horticulture as a source of diversification.
Critically evaluate the role of the rural banking system in the process of rural development in India.
Explain the role of micro-credit in meeting credit requirements of the poor.
What do you mean by rural development? Bring out the key issues in rural development.
What is organic farming and how does it promote sustainable development?
Explain the role of non-farm employment in promoting rural diversification.
What was the focus of the economic policies pursued by the colonial government in India? What were the impacts of these policies?
What are the two major sources of human capital in a country?
Define a plan?
Who is a worker?
Explain the term ‘infrastructure’.
What is meant by environment?
Why are regional and economic groupings formed?
Why were reforms introduced in India?
Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?
Name some notable economists who estimated India’s per capita income during the colonial period?
Why do we observe regional differences in educational attainment in India?
Those public sector undertakings which are making profits should be privatised. Do you agree with this view? Why?
Explain ‘growth with equity’ as a planning objective.
Establish the need for acquiring information relating to health and education expenditure for the effective utilisation of human resources.
In your view, is it essential for the government to regulate the fee structure in education and health care institutions? If so, why?
Do you think the navaratna policy of the government helps in improving the performance of public sector undertakings in India? How?
Explain the supply-demand reversal of environmental resources.
Explain the Great Leap Forward campaign of China as initiated in 1958.
Why calorie-based norm is not adequate to identify the poor?
An establishment with four hired workers is known as (formal/informal) sector establishment.