Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Significant Issues in Agriculture Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Module 1: Agricultural Productivity

• 1 Concept of Agricultural Productivity
• 2 Causes of Low Agricultural Productivity
• 3 Consequences of Low Agricultural Productivity
• 4 Measures to improve agricultural Productivity
• 5 Employment trends in agriculture

Module 2: Land Reforms

• 1 Objectives of Land Reforms
• 2 Implementation Land Reforms Act.
• 3 Causes of Low land holding
• 4 Consequences of Low land holding
• 5 Measures to solve the problem

Module 3: Issues in Agriculture

• 1 Cropping patterns
• 2 Excessive use of Chemicals Fertilizers
• 3 Excessive use of Chemicals Pesticides
• 4 Misuse of water in agriculture.

Module 4: Drought in Rural Area

• 1 Causes Drought in Rural Area
• 2 Consequence of Drought
• 3 Remedial Measures on Drought
• 4 Causes of Farmer’s Suicides
• 5 Remedies Measures on Farmer’s Suicides

Text Books

• 1 Bhagawati, Jagdish (1972), The Economics of Underdeveloped Countries, Weidenfeld & Nicholoson, London.
• 2 Desai, A.R, (1961), Rural India in Transitia, Popular Book Depot, Mumbai.
• 3 Joshi, P.C. (1976), Land Reforms in India, Allied Publishers, Mumbai.

Reference Books

• 1 S.C. Jain, & Satya, S. Sundaram, Problems and Policies of Indian Agriculture, Rural Development, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.
• 2 K.N. Parasad, Indian Rural Problems.
• 3 Dr. Tyagi, B.P., Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, Jayprakash Nath & IU, Merrul-2,
• 4 Vasant, Desai, Fundamental of Rural Development, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.