World Bank2013-07-262013-07-262003-06-30https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14620Fostering more rapid rural development, particularly raising the productivity and competitiveness, and accelerating the growth of the agricultural and rural non-farm sectors, and critical elements to achieving faster overall economic growth, and hence, poverty reduction in Maharashtra. This policy note focuses on examining the constraints to promoting more rapid agricultural growth in Maharashtra. It aims to: 1) review the recent status and performance of the agricultural sector in the State, focusing on selected key areas such as cotton, sugar, water, and the rural non-farm sector; 2) examine the major policy and regulatory impediments in these sub-sectors that hinder their contribution to more rapid and sustained agricultural growth and rural poverty alleviation; and 3) propose options for improvement in these areas as well as identify areas requiring further study. A second volume provides more detailed discussion on the Government of India Sugar Policy (Annex A), development schemes of the National Horticulture Board (Annex B), and basic principles for supply chain development and additional statistical tables.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL ECONOMYTERMS OF TRADELIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITYNONFARM SECTORAGROINDUSTRYINFORMAL SECTORRURAL EDUCATIONAGRICULTURAL POLICIESWATER RESOURCES CONSERVATIONSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTUREIRRIGATION SYSTEMSGROUNDWATER PROTECTIONWATERSHED MANAGEMENTHORTICULTURECOTTON INDUSTRYGOVERNMENT PROGRAMSSUGAR INDUSTRYDAIRY PROCESSINGAGRICULTURAL MARKETING POLICYWHOLESALE MARKETINGLABOR REGULATIONSRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL WATER SUPPLYSANITATION SERVICES AGRIBUSINESSAGRICULTURAL GROWTHAGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDSAGRICULTURAL LABORERSAGRICULTURAL MARKETINGAGRICULTURAL POLICIESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIESANIMAL HUSBANDRYAVERAGE YIELDSBASINSCAPITA CONSUMPTIONCOCONUTCOMMODITYCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECONSTRUCTIONCONSUMER DEMANDCOOPERATIVESCOST RECOVERYCOST SHARINGCOTTONCOTTON MARKETINGCOTTON PRODUCTIONCOTTON SECTORCOTTON TEXTILESCOTTON YIELDSCROPCROPPINGCROPSCROWDING OUTCUBIC METERSCULTIVATIONDEBTDEMAND FOR WATERDRINKING WATERDRINKING WATER SUPPLIESDRINKING WATER SUPPLYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEGGSEXCHANGE RATEEXPENDITURESEXPLOITATIONFARMFARM ECONOMYFARM EMPLOYMENTFARM INCOMEFARMERFARMERSFARMINGFERTILIZERFISHINGFLOOD CONTROLFLORICULTUREFOOD CROPSFOOD PRODUCTSFOODGRAINSFORESTRYFRUIT CROPSFRUITSGENETIC ENGINEERINGGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGRAPESGROUND WATERGROUNDNUTSGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER RESOURCESGROWTH IN AGRICULTUREHORTICULTURAL PRODUCTSHORTICULTUREHORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENTHYVIMPORTSINDUSTRIAL SECTORINDUSTRYINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENTINVESTMENT COSTSIRRIGATIONIRRIGATION DEVELOPMENTIRRIGATION SYSTEMSLABOR DEMANDLEATHERLEGISLATIONLIVESTOCKLIVESTOCK PRODUCTSLONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITYMAIZEMANGOESMARGINAL FARMERSMEATOILSEEDSONIONSORCHARDSPEST MANAGEMENTPESTICIDEPLANTATIONSPLANTINGPLANTING MATERIALSPOTATOESPOULTRYPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRODUCEPRODUCTION OF COTTONPRODUCTIVITY GROWTHPUBLIC EXPENDITURESPUMPINGPUMPSRAINFED AREASRICERURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POVERTYRURAL ROADSRURAL WATERRURAL WATER SUPPLYSANITATION SECTORSEEDSEED COTTONSERVICE DELIVERYSOYBEANSPICESSUGARSUGAR CANESUGARCANESURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE RESOURCE USESUSTAINABLE USESUSTAINABLE WATERTERMS OF TRADEVEGETABLESWAGESWATERWATER DEVELOPMENTWATER POLICYWATER RESOURCEWATER SCARCITYWATER SCHEMESWATER SECTORWATER SECTOR REFORMWATER SOURCESWATER SUPPLYWATER TANKERSWATER USERWATER USERSWATER USERS ASSOCIATIONWATERSHEDWATERSHED MANAGEMENTWATERSHEDSWELLSWHEATWorld Bank10.1596/14620