List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations About the Editors and Contributors 1. Agriculture Performance in India: Main Trends, Commercialisation, and Regional Disparities Ramesh Chand and S.K. Srivastava 2. Agricultural Inputs in India: Growth, Trends, and the Changing Scenario Vasant P. Gandhi 3. Livestock Development in India: Opportunities, Challenges, and Public Policy Pratap S. Birthal and Jaya Jumrani 4.

Post-harvest Value Chain Management in India Gopal Naik and Ashwini Baje 5. Making Indian Agriculture Profitable, Productive, and Sustainable Ashok Gulati and Shweta Saini 6. Designing Farmer Producer Organizations for Sustainability of Smallholder Farmers Amar KJR Nayak 7. Agriculture and Rural Development in Disadvantaged Regions with Special Focus on North Eastern Region C. Hazarika and I. Barman 8. Rural Economy: An Overview J. Dennis Rajakumar 9.

Rural Development in India: Opportunities for Reform Jugal Mohapatra and Santhosh Mathew 10. Issues in Rural Infrastructure Development G. Raghuram 11. NABARD's Initiatives on Financial Support to Agriculture and Rural Development: Some Reflections H.R. Dave 12. Financial Inclusion in India: A Review R. Ramakumar 13.

Rural Enterprises in India: A Review P.M. Mathew 14. Social Sector Development Tulsi Lingareddy 15. Sustainability Challenges in Agriculture and NABARD's Interventions R. Amalorpavanathan.