This note explains the
following topics: Production Economics, Nature and scope of Agricultural
Production Economics, Basic concepts and terms, Meaning and types of production
functions, Laws of returns, Factor-product relationship, Determination of
optimum input and output, Factor-factor relationship, product-product
relationship, Type of enterprise relationship, Returns to scale: meaning,
definition, importance, Farm management ,Typical farm management decisions, Economic principles applied to the
organization of farm business, Types and systems of farming, Cost concepts and
farm efficiency, Farm planning and budgeting, Risk and uncertainty, Linear
programming: Assumption, advantages and limitations of linear programming.
This lecture note covers the following topics: demand
for farm products, Supply of farm products, Economics of production and resource
use and instability in agriculture, Risk and uncertainty, Rural money market,
Labour market, Types of employer employee relationship, Land and lease markets
and Economics of share tenancy.
This note covers Agriculture, Horticulture and Plantation Crops, Agricultural Engineering, Tamil
Nadu Agricultural University, Sugar, Seed Certification and Organic
Certification, Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business, Tamil Nadu Watershed
Development Agency and Demand.
This PDF Training Manual for Organic
Agriculture covers the following topics related to Agriculture : Introduction to
Organic Agriculture, Considerations for Conversion to Organic Agriculture, Mixed
farm, Degraded land, Water Management in Organic Agriculture, Crop Planning and
Management in Organic Agriculture, Nutrient Management in Organic Agriculture,
Pest and Disease Management in Organic Agriculture, Weed Management in Organic
Agriculture, Soil Cultivation and Tillage in Organic Agriculture, Plant
Propagation in Organic Agriculture, Animal Husbandry in Organic Agriculture.
Author(s): Nadia Scialabba, Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nation
The object in presenting
the book to the general public is the hope that it may be of assistance to
farmers, students and teachers, in their search for the fundamental truths and
principles of farming. Topics covered includes: Roots, Soils, Relation Of Soils
To Water, Forms Of Soil Water, Loss Of Soil Water, Soil Temperature, Plant Food
In The Soil, Seeds, Seed Planting, Spading And Plowing, Harrowing And Rolling,
Leaves, A Fertile Soil, Soil Water, Farm Manures, Commercial Fertilizers,
Rotation Of Crops, Farm Drainage.
This book covers a wide
array of topics on the subject Urban Horticulture and constitutes a valuable
reference guide for students, professors, researchers, builders, and
horticulturists concerned with urban horticulture, city planning, biodiversity,
and the sustainable development of horticultural resources.