Subject(s): Cost and production in crop sector : Declining status of soybean in MP, evaluation of oilseed production programme in Karnataka, economics of pulses production, production and marketing of tapioca in Tamil Nadu, cost of cultivation of coconut in Assam, economic efficiency of Indian sugar industry, contract farming in India, terrace cultivation, infrastructure and agricultural development, food grains production , cropping pattern and resource use efficiency for major crops -- Input sector : Irrigation system in himachal pradesh, tail-enders and other deprived in irrigation system, role of water markets in ground water management, shallow tube well irrigation on crop production, shrinkage of tank irrigation areas in India, diffusion of water economising technologies and practices, usage of chemical fertilisers along with organic bio-fertilisers, study into the economics of seed production at farm level, pattern of utilisation of bank finance in agricultural development in north-eastern states -- Dry land farming and watershed development : Technologies change in agriculture and its impact on dry farming in tamil nadu, rapid impact evaluation of NWDPRA , hirehalla watershed project in Shimoga, KAWAD project, NWDPRA in gujarat, coimbatore, and karnataka,quick evaluation of the impact of NWDPRA in UP, prospects for coarse cereals in drought -prone regions -- Land and agrarian structure : landholding and use pattern among scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in maharashtra, changes in structural distribution of land holdings and its impact on productivity of major crops in Punjab, evaluation-Usar ( sodic lands) reclamation programme in UP -- Agriculture ad institutions in agriculture : Agricultural financial institutions in maharashtra, micro-finance, poverty alleviation and empowerment of women, economic reforms and dynamics of cooperative movement in India, performance of cooperative marketing societies in west Bengal, crop cutting experiments , analysis of crop insurance scheme in Karnataka, rural development programmes in Karnataka, prospects of value addition of forest produce in tribal areas -- Livestock : Trade liberalisation and Indian dairy industry, livestock economy of haryana and orissa, evaluation study of feed and fodder developemnt under the centrally sponsored schemes in Karnataka, evaluation study of fish farmers development agencies (FFDAs), impact of centrally sponsored scheme on strengthening of infrastructure for inland fish marketing, economic appraisal of sheep husbandry in west Bengal, Indian dairy in the emerging trade order -- farmer's distress in major states : market imperfections and farmer's distress in Maharashtra, punjab, andhra pradesh, study on causes and remedies for farmers distress , potential change in cropping system due to liberalisation of economy in Himachal Pradesh -- Emerging sector : Production and marketing of peach fruit, problem of post -harvest management of plum fruit, production and marketing of mango, fruit and vegetable mandis located in Delhi, economics of vegetable crops cultivation in Assam, marketing of fruit and vegetables in Chennai, floriculture in Karnataka, development of floriculture in UP -- Allied sector :Processed food marketing in India, food quality management in agro-enterprises, infrastructure for agri-business, poverty alleviation strategies of NGOs, employment programmes for agricultural labour in Karnataka, evaluation study of prime minister's rojgar yojana Karnataka, Karnataka's agriculture- submission to farmers commission, impact assessment of resettlement implementation under nathpa-jhakri hydroelectric power, evaluation of bhagyajyothi/ kutirjoythi scheme