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Annual Report

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Title Annual Report
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The National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NCAP) is
continuing its efforts towards achieving excellence in agricultural economics and policy
research in the country. The research studies of the Centre have enormously increased
the participation of the ICAR in agricultural policy debates and decision making. Besides, serving
ICAR the Centre also provides policy input to other public sector organisations and various
Ministries and Departments.
The Centre had 19 scientists and 15 other staff in the year 2010-11. The total expenditure of the
Centre during 2010-11 was Rs. 772.82 lakh.
A high-powered Research Advisory Committee chaired by Prof V S Vyas guides the Centre in its
research programmes, and a Management Committee administers the functioning of the Centre.
Besides, a number of internal committees like budget committee, store purchase committee, etc.
facilitate the decentralised management of the Centre.
Research studies of topical nature are conducted at the Centre under five broad themes, viz. technology
policy; sustainable agricultural systems; markets and trade; institutional change; and agricultural
growth and modelling. Research programmes within and across the themes are so designed as to
accomplish the mandate of the Centre. During the year 2010-11, the Centre has conducted 35
research studies. Three consultancy projects have also been completed by the Centre during the year.
The Centre has not only maintained but also increased the linkages and collaborations with many
institutions in India and abroad. The Centre organised quite a good number of workshops, seminars,
brainstorming sessions, and policy advocacy programmes. The research achievements and a glimpse
of activities undertaken during 2010-11 are reported below.
Technology Policy
l The study on “Revitalising Agricultural Growth through Improved Technology” revealed that
the common sources of growth in agriculture are increase in area or number of livestock;
higher use of inputs like fertiliser, agro-chemicals, seeds, and energy; expansion of irrigation,
improved technology. Improvement in technical efficiency, changes in product mix from low
to high value, product integration, more intensive use of resources like land (crop intensity) are
the other sources for raising agriculture output. There is a need to achieve 4 per cent growth
in agriculture to meet demand of rising population growing at the rate of 1.4 per cent per
annum and to cope up with changing dietary pattern towards costly energy food.
l A study on Bt brinjal analysed that 15 per cent of adoption results in Rs. 11,029 per ha annual
addition in net returns. It would benefit consumers by reduction in price of brinjal to the
tune of 3 per cent to 15 per cent. The total economy would gain between Rs. 577 crore
and Rs. 2,387 crore annually, corresponding to 15 per cent and 60 per cent adoption levels,
respectively
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Date 2016-12-01T06:50:23Z
2016-12-01T06:50:23Z
2011-06-01
 
Type Annual Report
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/755
 
Language English
 
Relation 2010-11;
 
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