Contents
Foreward
Preface
Chapter 1- Role and Characteristics of Indian Agriculture
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Role of Agriculture in Economic Development
1.3 Characteristics of Indian Agriculture

Chapter 2- Critical Review of Agricultural Finance
2.1 Role of Credit in Agriculture
2.2 Agricultural Finance in India
2.3 Classification of Agricultural Finance
2.4 Significance of Co-op. Credit
2.5 Estimation of Agricultural Finance
2.6 Some Issues of the present system

Chapter 3- Theories of Agricultural Finance
3.1 Risk and Uncertainly Theory
3.2 Demand and Supply Theory
3.3 Business Vs Social and Moral Theory
3.4 Cost Theory
3.5 Productive Vs. Consumption Credit Analysis
3.6 Kind Loans Vs. Cash Loans
3.7 Principle of Micro- and Macro-Finance
3.8 Three 'R' in Agricultural Finance
3.9 Principle of Supervised Credit
3.10 Principle of Crop Loan
3.11 Principle of Co-op. Credit
3.12 Principle of Better Credit

Chapter 4- Co-operative Village Banks
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Urge
4.3 Brief History
4.4 Features of CVBs
4.5 Area of Operation
4.6 Registration
4.7 Organisation
4.8 Staffing Patterns
4.9 Salary pattern
4.10 Membership
4.11 Finances & Fundings
4.12 Conditions of Success
4.13 Vertical and Horizontal Linkages
4.14 Khatedar Books
4.15 Conditions of Success
4.13 Vertical and Horizontal Linkages
4.14 Khatedar Books
4.15 Stabilisation Arragenments and Subsidies
4.16 Training and Education
4.17 A Case of Shirol Tehsil
4.18 Conclusions

Chapter 5- Conclusions