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Full Screen- TITLE
- DECLARATION
- CERTIFICATE
- ABSTRACT
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF TABLES
- LIST OF FIGURES
- LIST OF CHARTS
- LIST OF APPENDICES
- ABBREVIATIONS
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
- 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
- 1.3 SlGNlFlCANCE OF THE STUDY
- 1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
- 1.5 METHODOLOGY
- 1.6 LIMITATIONS OFTHE STUDY
- 1.7 CHAPTER SCHEME
- 2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
- 2.1 THE CONCEPT OF AGRO-PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
- 2.2 THEORETICAL FRAME WORK
- 2.3 REVIEW OF STUDIES
- CONCLUSION
- 3. GROWTH AND PATTERN OF AGRO-PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN KERALA
- SECTION 3.1
- 3.1.1 Industrial Growth of Kerala
- 3.1.2 Trends in the Growth of Manufacturing Sector of Kerala
- SECTION 3.2
- 3.2.1 Growth and Trends of Agro-Processing Industries of Kerala
- 3.2.2 Structure of Agro-Processing Industries in Kerala
- 3.2.3 Features of Agro-Processing Industries in Kerala
- 4. AN ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE OF AGRO-PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN KERALA
- SECTION 4.1
- 4.1.1 Growth Rates
- 4.1.2 Productivity
- 4.1.3 Measurement of Variables
- SECTION 4.2: EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
- 4.2.1 Features of Behavior of Real Cross Value Added of Agro- Processing Industries of Kerala
- 4.2.2 Growth Performance of Agro-Processing Industries of Kerala
- SECTION 4.3
- 4.3.1 Growth Performance of Agro-Processing Industries at Disaggregated Level
- 4.3.2 Trends in the Gross Fixed Capital Stock in Agro-Processing Industries of Kerala
- SECTION: 4.4
- 4.4.1 Trends in Labour Productivity, Capital Productivity and Capital Intensity in total Agro-Processing Sector of Kerala
- 4.4.2 Trends in Per Capita Emoluments in Agro-Processing Industries
- 4.4.3 Trends in Labour Productivity, Capital Productivity and Capital Intensity in Agro-Processing Industries at Disaggregated Level
- 4.4.4 Capacity Utilization in Agro-Processing Industries
- 4.4.5 Trends in Total Factor Productivity in Agro-Processing Industries
- 4.4.6 Sources of Growth: Factor Input Increases VS. TFP Growth
- 5. ANALYSIOSF THE WORKING OF AGRO-PROCESSING INDUSTRIES ERNAKULAM DISTRICT
- SECTION 5.1
- 5.1.1 Area of the Study
- SECTION 5.2: ANALYSIS OF DATA
- 5.2.1 Socio-Economic Profile of the Agro-Processing Entrepreneurs
- 5.2.2 Organization and Management
- 5.2.3 Mode of Acquisition
- 5.2.4 Motivation behind Starting of Agro-Processing Industrial Units
- 5.2.5 Extent of Working Days in Agro-Processing Industries
- 5.2.6 Capital Structure of Agro-Processing Industries
- 5.2.7 Sources of Finance for Investment in Agro-Processing Industries
- 5.2.8 Employment in Agro-Processing Industries
- 5.2.9 Output in Agro-Processing Industries
- 5.2.10 Factor Intensity in Agro-Processing Industries
- 5.2.11 Factor Productivity
- 5.2.12 Cost Structure of Agro-Processing Industries
- 5.2.13 Profitability of Agro-Processing Industries
- 5.2.14 Raw Materials
- 5.2.15 Marketing
- 6. PROBLEMS OF AGRO- PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
- SECTION 6.1: PROBLEMS OF AGRO-PROCESSING lNDUSTRIES
- 6.1.1 Problems Relating to Raw Material
- 6.1.2 Problems Relating to Marketing
- 6.1.3 Problems Relating to Processing
- 6.1.4 Financial and Fiscal Problems
- 6.1.5 Other Problems
- SECTION 6.2: ANALYSTS OF DATA
- 6.2.1 Problems Relating to Raw Material
- 6.2.2 Financial Problems
- 6.2.3 Marketing Problems of Sample Agro-Processing lndustries
- 6.2.4 Other Problems
- CONCLUSION
- 7. FARM-INDUSTRY LINKAGES OF AGRO- PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
- SECTION 7.1 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE STUDY
- SECTION 7.2 FARM-INDUSTRY LlNKAGES PROVIDED BY SAMPLE AGRO-PROCESSING INDUSTRIAL UNITS
- SECTION 7.3 INITIATIVES IN CREATING FARM-INDUSTRY LINKAGES THROUGH AGRO-PROCESSING INDUSTRIAL UNITS
- 7.3.1 In Milk Processing Sector
- 7.3.2. In Rubber Processing Sector
- 7.3.3. In the Fruit and Vegetable Processing Sector
- SECTION 7.4 SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS FROM THE CASE STUDIES
- 8. FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- 8.1 FINDINGS OF THE STUDY
- 8.2 CONCLUSIONS
- 8.3 SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- CONCLUSION
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- APPENDICES
- INDEX