Development programs often rely on locally hired agents for service delivery, especially for interventions promoting agricultural practices, health, and nutrition.

This study examines the role of caste-based affiliations in the smallholders’ social network interactions for adoption choices.

In 2015–16 some 38% of preschool children in India were stunted, 21% wasted, and more than half of Indian mothers and young children were anemic.

This paper assesses the effect of transportation and communication networks on farmers’ choice of market channels for paddy and wheat, and subsequently on the prices they receive from these channels.

This paper examines the factors that influence dairy farmers’ decisions to become members of milk cooperative societies, and the impact of cooperative membership on milk yield, net returns per liter, and adoption of FSM.

Demand for organic basmati rice (OBR), both at home and abroad, coupled with policy reforms have given rise to contract farming (CF) production in India. OBR production, however, is highly susceptible to weather and pest risks.

Drought is one of the major constraints to sustainable improvement of agricultural productivity in the rainfed farming systems.

"India has become the world’s largest milk producer but its dairy industry lacks market access.