Agriculture has been the backbone of the Indian economy and it will continue to remain so for a long time (Pandey, 2009). It is one of the world's largest agrarian economies, as the agriculture sector contributed about 18 per cent of the country's GDP, 12.8 per cent of the total export in 2012-13 and also provides direct and indirect employment to around 58 per cent of the total work force. Agriculture also plays a crucial role in the development of nation.

This book covers the nutritional and nutraceutical profiles of a wide range of popularly consumed vegetables and nuts. The first half of the book focuses on popular vegetables, and describes how higher vegetable consumption reduces the risk of diseases ranging from diabetes to osteoporosis, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases and cancer. The book also includes an interesting section on the antioxidant potential of mushrooms. In turn, the second half discusses the nutritional value of various nuts. Nuts are nutrient-dense foods with complex matrices rich in unsaturated fats, high-quality protein, fiber, minerals, tocopherols, phytosterols and phenolics. The respective chapters illustrate how the consumption of nuts could ward off chronic diseases like hypertension, cancer, inflammation, oxidative stress, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease etc. In order to effectively promote vegetable and nut consumption, it is necessary to know and understand the nutritional and nutraceutical profiles of vegetables & nuts. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to students, researchers, food scientists, olericulturists, dietitians and agricultural scientists alike. Those working in the vegetable and nut processing industries, horticultural departments and other agricultural departments will also find the comprehensive information relevant to their work.

Many people make their living and gain wealth by cultivating the raisin grapes, and many people search for books to study the methods of cultivation, pruning, fixing, and packing while waiting for their vines to bear. This work on the raisin industry answers all the questions one has concerning raisin cultivation. The writer provides every detail related to raisins in the book. He starts by delivering a brief history and moves forward to describe the condition in which raisins thrive, the diseases that may affect the cultivation, their cures, etc. This treatise is of great interest to any individual wanting to start raisin cultivation or those who have succeeded in the field. Contents include: Historical Raisin Districts Climatic Conditions, Soils, Location and Irrigation The Raisin Grapes Diseases and Insect Pests The Raisin Vineyard Drying and Curing The Packing-house Statistics of Importation, Production and Prices Through the California Raisin Districts Raisin-growers and Their Vineyards

This book maps the process and political economy of policy making in Africa. It's focus on trade and industrial policy makes it unique and it will appeal to students and academics in economics, political economy, political science and African studies. Detailed case studies help the reader to understand how the process and motivation behind policy decisions can vary from country to country depending on the form of government, ethnicity and nationality and other social factors.