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Fertilizers in the Indo‐American Technical Assistance Program
Author(s) -
Parker F. W.,
Dean L. A.,
Engle R. H.,
Muhr G. R.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1959.00021962005100090010x
Subject(s) - library science , citation , political science , computer science , sociology
IN 1951 India had a population of 360 million people, 70% of them engaged in agriculture. Of the 326 million acres of crop land, 51 million were irrigated. Crop yields were very low, the average for rice, wheat, and peanuts being less than 700 pounds per acre. Drouths made both 1950 and 1951 bad crop years..In 1951, 4,725,000 tons of foodgrains were imported, most of it from the United States under the Special Wheat Loan. Under these unfavourable conditions India started the First Five Year Plan with the emphasis on agricultural development. The same year the United States Congress provided funds for the Technical Cooperation Administration and 52 million dollars were allotted to India. India's proposals for technical and economic assistance included