In this study an attempt has been made to investigate into the determinants of adoption of new technology in agriculture by tribal and non-tribal farmers in Indian agrarian situation of Berpeta district of Assam in particular. There are a number of conditions, which must be met before given agricultural technology can be accepted by the farmers. Some of these conditions are the result of physical environment but many others are the by- products of the cultural background of the farmers. To make the adoption of agricultural technology possible one mustunderstand the environmental framework in which the process of adoption operates. In the absence of such an understanding useful innovations will remain unutilized. There is, thus, a definite need in countries like India for conducting scientific enqueries that may lead to the better understanding of the process of adoption of new agricultural technology.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) requested that the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the National Research Council (NRC) convene a panel of experts to examine whether publicly funded agricultural research has influenced the structure of U.S. agriculture and, if so, how. The Committee to Review the Role of Publicly Funded Agricultural Research on the Structure of U.S. Agriculture was asked to assess the role of public-sector agricultural research on changes in the size and numbers of farms, with particular emphasis on the evolution of very-large-scale operations.

Study of Ranchi District, Bihar.

India Has The Second Largest Concentration Of Tribal Population In The World. As Per 2001 Population Census, Tribals Constitute About 8 Per Cent Of The Total Population Of The Country. Although The Technological Breakthrough As Such In Indian Agriculture Is No Longer A New Phenomenon, Yet It Has Got A Significant Relevance Particularly For The Regions, Which Are Still Lying In The Embryonic Stage Of Agricultural Development. Tribal Dominated Regions Have Not Yet Been Able To Benefit From The Fruits Of Technological Innovation. The Present Book Attempts To Examine The Determinants Of The Adoption Of New Agricultural Technology And Impact Of The Adoption Of New Agricultural Technology On Productivity, Employment, Income And Consumption Expenditure Of Tribal And Non-Tribal Farmers In A Tribal Block Of Maharashtra State. This Book Also Makes Some Important Suggestions For Promoting The Adoption Of New Agricultural Practices By Tribal Farmers In The Study Area.

Present world is witnessing drastic changes harshly impacting its bio-resources (plants, animals and organisms) that are considered as natural gift for our livelihood. Global warming, climate change, abiotic and biotic stresses are strangling and challenging the survivability of these resources. It is therefore crucial to manage these resources for making planet Earth more suitable to live. Moreover, there is an utter need to know how climate dynamic and biotic or abiotic factors are influencing on bio-resources and also to frame its sustainable management strategies. This book is the output of the research deliberations at 3rd International Conference on Bio-resource and Stress Management, India; and expert views on contemporary research and management issues in relation to bio-resources and its management. This timely needed uniquely written reference book consists of 29 well-crafted chapters on sustainable land, water and crop management, organic agriculture, climate change and crop productivity, stress management, bio-resource conservation, bio-fortification for nutritional security, agro-techniques, agro-forestry and forest resource management and waste management etc. which certainly will be of great use by the scientists, academician, researches, scholars, students, extension workers, corporate and NGO’s working in these aspects.