Agriculture Industry Linkages in the Economy of Jammu and Kashmir
AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY LINKAGES IN THE ECONOMY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR
A SYNOPSIS SUBMITED TO SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC DEVI AHILIYA UNIVERSITY FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY 2012 - 2013
SCHOLAR GUIDE SAMIR UL HASSAN DR. KANHAIYA AHUJA
CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION
Agriculture plays an important role in contributing to socio-economic development in many countries. It is the primary source for employment, livelihood, and food security for the majority of rural people. The success of this continuation depends largely on the direct impact it has on the national economy as well as how the agricultural sector stimulates the growth of other sectors in the economy. Consequently, understanding the role of agriculture and its linkages to the rest of the economy is important.
The inter-relationship between agriculture and industry has been a long debated issue in the development literature. In the Indian context the issue has acquired interest since industrial stagnation in the mid 1960s. Over the years the Indian economy has undergone a structural change in its sectoral composition: from a primary agro-based economy during the 1970s, the economy has emerged as predominant in industry. This has triggered an interest in readdressing the analytical and methodological aspects of the interlinkages between the two sectors the service sector since the 1990s. This structural changes and the uneven pattern of growth of agriculture, industry and service sector economy in the post reforms period is likely to appear substantial changes in the production and demand linkages among various the economy. At the same time the growing
A SYNOPSIS SUBMITED TO SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC DEVI AHILIYA UNIVERSITY FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY 2012 - 2013
SCHOLAR GUIDE SAMIR UL HASSAN DR. KANHAIYA AHUJA
CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION
Agriculture plays an important role in contributing to socio-economic development in many countries. It is the primary source for employment, livelihood, and food security for the majority of rural people. The success of this continuation depends largely on the direct impact it has on the national economy as well as how the agricultural sector stimulates the growth of other sectors in the economy. Consequently, understanding the role of agriculture and its linkages to the rest of the economy is important.
The inter-relationship between agriculture and industry has been a long debated issue in the development literature. In the Indian context the issue has acquired interest since industrial stagnation in the mid 1960s. Over the years the Indian economy has undergone a structural change in its sectoral composition: from a primary agro-based economy during the 1970s, the economy has emerged as predominant in industry. This has triggered an interest in readdressing the analytical and methodological aspects of the interlinkages between the two sectors the service sector since the 1990s. This structural changes and the uneven pattern of growth of agriculture, industry and service sector economy in the post reforms period is likely to appear substantial changes in the production and demand linkages among various the economy. At the same time the growing
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