'Having a thorough knowledge on the fundamental aspects of any subject is essential to analyze and understand its advanced versions. The same is conceptualized in this text book entitled, Agricultural Production Economics, as it dealt with all the basic economic concepts of agricultural production and thus, explained the related advanced versions in a more analytical manner. Though several books were authored in the field of Agricultural Production Economics, this book is relatively a significant achievement, as it offered simple and lucid explanation for different concepts and primarily designed as an aid for those teaching Agricultural Production Economics. This book harbours an up-dated and standard material on the various aspects of Agricultural Production Economics duly covering the latest syllabi, as prescribed by several State Agricultural Universities in India. It covers Read more
Foreword vii Author's Note ix Acronyms xvii 1. Basic Concepts in Agricultural Production Economics 1 2. Factor Product Relationship:One Product, One Variable Factor 57 3. Factor Factor Relationship -One Product, Two Variable Factors 203 4. Product Product Relationship 293 5. Theory of Costs: Costs and their Behaviour Patterns 343 6. Economies and Diseconomies of Scale 465 7. Concepts of Revenue and Firms Equilibrium 487 8. Profit Analysis 539 9. Linear Programming 589 10. Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects 711 References 805
Dr. K. Nirmal Ravi Kumar is presently working as Professor and Head (Agricultural Economics) in Agricultural College, Mahanandi in Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University. He is actively involved both in agricultural research and teaching activities during the past thirteen years in the University. He published 44 articles in popular agricultural journals. He also contributed two technical bulletins on economic aspects of irrigation water management highlighting the research priorities in major irrigation commands of Andhra Pradesh and need based technological interventions to address the same during his active stint in Andhra Pradesh Water Management Project, an international project funded by The Royal Netherlands Embassy. His interested areas include International trade of Indian agriculture, Farming systems approach, Irrigation water management etc.
