Contract Farming and Agricultural Productivity

Mr. Chetan Kumar is a budding researcher with immense passion for research and teaching. Currently, he is a University Grants Commission sponsored Senior Research Fellow, who is pursuing his doctorate in Economics under Professor Rangappa. Having published several papers in national and international journals, pertaining to financial econometrics and economic development, he has a genuine passion for pursuing research of contemporary relevance. The present work is his first collaborative venture in writing a book.

Dr. Rangappa K.B. is a passionate teacher and a scientific researcher who has been serving the academia for the past three decades. He has served in various academic and administrative capacities in University of Agricultural Sciences, Kuvempu University and Davangere University. In the state of Karnataka, particularly among State Universities, he is held in high esteem for his specialisation in the field of agricultural economics and econometrics. Having published several books and papers in national and international journals, pertaining to agriculture, finance, human capital formation and economy, he has a genuine passion for pursuing research of contemporary nature and relevance. The methodological underpinning of the current work is a testimony to his understanding and application of econometric tools.

Dr. S.B. Bommanahalli, IAS [Rtd.], who is presently working as Karnataka State Information Commissioner has always been an avid administrator and a service oriented bureaucrat. He had served in the capacity of Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Belagavi and Dharwad along with having served as a Director for Horticulture, Department of Horticulture, Bengaluru.  In the capacity of Deputy Commissioner of Belagavi, Dr. S. B. Bommanahalli successfully managed and efficiently handled  one of the worst ever floods of 2019 and post flood rehabilitation, resettlement and reconstruction. In the capacity of Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad, he facilitated opening and functioning of institutions of national importance like IIT Dharwad and IIIT Dharwad. Furthermore, in the capacity of Director of Department of Horticulture, Bengaluru, he played a vital role in successfully procuring potato seeds  for the first time by the state of Karnataka from Punjab in the year 2015-16 and effectively distributed them to farmers across the state from Horticulture department.