CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Ch I Methods and Methodology
1.1 Research Methodology;
1.2 Data collection & Analysis Design;
1.2.1 Sampling;
1.2.2 Analysis Design;
1.3 Study area;
1.4 Objective of the study and research question;
1.5 Limitations;
Ch 2 Evolution of Contract Farming in Punjab; Policy Background;
2.1 The Origin of Contract Farming & The Agenda Behind it;
2.1.1 The origin of Contract Farming;
2.1.2 The Agenda Behind the New Development;
2.2 Stakeholders In The Contract-Farming Scheme
2.3 Interventions by the PAFC (Punjab Agro Food-grain Corporation);
Ch 3 Contract Farming. Agricultural Economics & Industrialisation;
3.1 Introduction;
3.2 Emerging trends & ventures in contract farming;
3.2.1 The Traditional Trend and Ventures;
3.2.2 New Policies and Other Dimensions;
3.3 Contract Farming: Nature and challenges;
3.3.1 Nature of Contract Farming;
3.3.2 Challenges faced by Contract Farming;
3.4 Changes in Rural Labor Market and its implication on Agriculture;
Ch.4 The Changing Local economics & rural livelihoods;
4.1 Farming under contract scheme;
4.2 Agricultural Land and the Farmers of Punjab, the changing times;
4.3 Key Finding Data Analysis;
Ch. 5 Summary and Conclusion;
5.1 Recommendations;
References.