Irrigation is crucial to the development of agriculture in India. It is necessary in order to ensure stability in crop production and fuller exploitation of cultivable land in all seasons. It is also necessary in order to derive and sustain benefits from biological improvements in crops, and technological improvements in cropping.
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Seasonal Movement of Price of Jowar in Maharashtra and Mysore
The purpose of this note is to put together the available wholesale price data for Jowar for the post-War II years in a number of markets in the States of Maharashtra and Mysore, in order to study the seasonal pattern of price movements in them. The objective is two-fold: In the first instance it is necessary to find out if in these markets the wholesale price of jowar exhibits any seasonal characteristic, and to note its pattern.
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Economics of Irrigation in Water-Scarce Regions:Study of Maharashtra
