The first edition of book Economics of Agriculture was well accepted by students and teachers of Agricultural Economics throughout the country and abroad. Teachers and students have been demanding revised edition of the book since long. Therefore, efforts have been made to revise and enlarge the first edition.
Topics relating to recent developments in rural finance and other branches of Agricultural Economics have been included in this second edition. New topics like Agricultural Business Management (ABM) have been included in the syllabi of B.Sc. (Agri.) as well as in new colleges of Agricultural Marketing and Business Management which have been started in Maharashtra and in other states recently. These colleges offer graduate and postgraduate courses in Agricultural Economics and in Agricultural Business Management. Therefore, a new chapter, covering the latest inclusions, has been added in this revised edition. Similarly, questions and answers on various branches of Agricultural Economics alongwith questions of ASRB/NET have been included in this book.
This book will be useful to the students of B.A., B.Sc. (Agri.), B.Sc. (ABM), B.Tech. (Agril. Engineering), M.A., M.Com., M.Sc. (Agril. Economics), M.Sc. (ABM), Ph.D. (Agril. Economics) and Ph.D. (Economics). This book will also cater to the needs of those who are preparing for various competitive examinations. The teachers of Agricultural Economics/Economics/Agri-Business Management will also find it immensely useful.
A.A. Rane completed his M.Sc. (Agril. Economics) with Gold Medal from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi in 1973. He obtained Ph.D. (Economics) degree from the University of Pune in 1993. He has over 32 years experience as Professor of Economics, Researcher in Economics, Extension Worker and Policy Adviser. He has authored three books and more than 100 articles. Presently, he is working as a Professor at the Department of Economics, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Maharashtra. He is life member of Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Mumbai and Agricultural Economics Research Association (India). He worked as a Production Economist at Agricultural Research Station, Karjat for nine years and as Senior Economist at Regional Fruit Research Station, Vengurle for eight years.
A.C. Deorukhkar, M.Sc. (Agril. Economics) with Gold Medal from Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, completed his Ph.D. (Agril. Economics) in 2002. He is the recipient of ICAR, New Delhi junior fellowship for his postgraduation. Recently, he has been awarded a prestigious ‘Bharat Jyoti Award’ by India International Friendship Society, New Delhi for his outstanding work in Agricultural Economics. He has to his credit more than 25 research articles and 10 project reports. He has worked as Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics. Presently, he is working as a Deputy Director of Research (Agril. Economics) at Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli (Maharashtra).
