State of Agricultural Finance in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Srinivasan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Services ◽  
Terms Of Trade ◽  
Agricultural Credit ◽  
Agricultural Finance ◽  
The Past ◽  
Credit Insurance ◽  
Current State ◽  
Finance Policy ◽  
Blind Spots ◽  
Made In

Agricultural finance has come a long way in the past 15 years. After the concerted efforts of GOI, supported by RBI and NABARD, towards doubling of agricultural credit flow in 2004¬¬¬¬--2005, the growth in credit flow to the sector has been robust with an impressive CAGR of 18% between 2004--2005 and 2019--2020. While outreach increased, the Terms of Trade (Farmers and Non-farmers) has largely been on a declining trend, reflecting the underlying stressed conditions in farming. There is a challenge of inclusion, where small and marginal farmers continue to struggle for suitable and affordable credit products and access. This book summarizes the current state of agricultural finance in India, highlighting policy blind spots and grey areas. It documents the important advancements made in the agri-finance space in the last few years. The book covers various aspects of Agri-Finance Policy; institutional appetite and architecture for agriculture credit; formal financial services for enterprises in agriculture; agri-business, including FPOs; and innovations in credit, insurance, delivery mechanisms for agri-sector.

scholarly journals Insight and psychosis: the next 30 years

2019 ◽  
Vol 217 (3) ◽  
pp. 521-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony S. David
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Development ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Involuntary Treatment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Decision Making Capacity ◽  
Cognitive Neurosciences ◽  
Clinical Associations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

Academic interest in the concept of insight in psychosis has increased markedly over the past 30 years, prompting this selective appraisal of the current state of the art. Considerable progress has been made in terms of measurement and confirming a number of clinical associations. More recently, the relationship between insight and involuntary treatment has been scrutinised more closely alongside the link between decision-making capacity and insight. Advances in the clinical and cognitive neurosciences have influenced conceptual development, particularly the field of ‘metacognition’. New therapies, including those that are psychologically and neurophysiologically based, are being tested as ways to enhance insight.

Banking in Africa

2019 ◽  
pp. 1075-1112
Author(s):  
Thorsten Beck ◽  
Robert Cull ◽  
Patricio Valenzuela
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Banking Systems ◽  
Financial Innovations ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Sub Saharan

This chapter takes stock of the current state of banking systems across Sub-Saharan Africa and discusses recent developments, including innovations that might help Africa leapfrog more traditional banking models. Using an array of different data, the chapter documents that African banking systems are shallow but stable. African banks are well capitalized and over-liquid, but lend less to the private sector than banks in non-African developing countries. African enterprises and households are less likely to use financial services than their peers in other developing countries, although there has been significant progress over the past decade. The chapter also describes a number of financial innovations across the continent that can help overcome different barriers to financial inclusion and have helped to expand the bankable and the banked population. The chapter ends with discussing current challenges for policymakers and academics, including the lack of (data on) long-term finance and the supervisory challenges stemming from increasing cross-border banking in the region.

scholarly journals Bacterial Vivisection: How Fluorescence-Based Imaging Techniques Shed a Light on the Inner Workings of Bacteria

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Cambré ◽  
Abram Aertsen
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Bacterial Cell ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Time Lapse ◽  
Bacterial Cells ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Architectural Features ◽  
Made In

SUMMARY The rise in fluorescence-based imaging techniques over the past 3 decades has improved the ability of researchers to scrutinize live cell biology at increased spatial and temporal resolution. In microbiology, these real-time vivisections structurally changed the view on the bacterial cell away from the “watery bag of enzymes” paradigm toward the perspective that these organisms are as complex as their eukaryotic counterparts. Capitalizing on the enormous potential of (time-lapse) fluorescence microscopy and the ever-extending pallet of corresponding probes, initial breakthroughs were made in unraveling the localization of proteins and monitoring real-time gene expression. However, later it became clear that the potential of this technique extends much further, paving the way for a focus-shift from observing single events within bacterial cells or populations to obtaining a more global picture at the intra- and intercellular level. In this review, we outline the current state of the art in fluorescence-based vivisection of bacteria and provide an overview of important case studies to exemplify how to use or combine different strategies to gain detailed information on the cell’s physiology. The manuscript therefore consists of two separate (but interconnected) parts that can be read and consulted individually. The first part focuses on the fluorescent probe pallet and provides a perspective on modern methodologies for microscopy using these tools. The second section of the review takes the reader on a tour through the bacterial cell from cytoplasm to outer shell, describing strategies and methods to highlight architectural features and overall dynamics within cells.

New developments in the theory and interpretation of X-ray spectra based on fast parallel calculations

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Rehr ◽  
A. L. Ankudinov
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Structural Biology ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
Edge Structure ◽  
New Developments ◽  
X Ray ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
X Ray Absorption ◽  
Made In

There has been dramatic progress over the past decade both in theory and inab initiocalculations of X-ray absorption fine structure. Significant progress has also been made in understanding X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES). This contribution briefly reviews the developments in this field leading up to the current state. One of the key advances has been the development of severalab initiocodes such asFEFF, which permit an interpretation of the spectra in terms of geometrical and electronic properties of a material. Despite this progress, XANES calculations have remained challenging both to compute and to interpret. However, recent advances based on parallel Lanczos multiple-scattering algorithms have led to speed increases of typically two orders of magnitude, making fast calculations practicable. Improvements in the interpretation of near-edge structure have also been made. It is suggested that these developments can be advantageous in structural biology,e.g.in post-genomics studies of metalloproteins.

Current state and future directions of neurochemical biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease

2007 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniëlle de Jong ◽  
Berry P.H. Kremer ◽  
Marcel G.M. Olde Rikkert ◽  
Marcel M. Verbeek
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Amyloid Β ◽  
Amyloid Β Protein ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Β Protein ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers ◽  
Made In

AbstractIn this comprehensive review, we summarize the current state-of-the-art of neurochemical biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease. Predominantly, these biomarkers comprise cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers directly related to the pathophysiology of this disorder (such as amyloid β protein, tau protein). We particularly pay attention to the innovations in this area that have been made in technological aspects during the past 5 years (e.g., multiplex analysis of biomarkers, proteomics), to the discovery of novel, potential biomarkers (e.g., amyloid β oligomers, isoprostanes), and to the extension of this research towards identification of biomarkers in plasma.Clin Chem Lab Med 2007;45:1421–34.

Furia urbana a Istanbul. Dai ‘Progetti di trasformazione urbana' ai movimenti di contestazione

TERRITORIO ◽  
2012 ◽  
pp. 77-81
Author(s):  
Lea Nocera
Keyword(s):  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Urban Transformation ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Professional Groups ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The City ◽  
Made In

Over the past few years, a series of ‘urban transformation proj¬ects' has been radically changing the face of the city of Istan¬bul. In line with the political project begun in the early 1980s, aimed at reintroducing the old capital of the Ottoman Empire onto the international scene and transforming it into a global city, the hub of a network of financial services and international tourism, today radical interventions have been made in the old neighbourhoods of Gecekondu and peripheral enclaves in the city centre, provoking the removal and further marginalization of large parts of the population. The reaction of the individual inhabitants has joined with the activism of neighbourhood as¬sociations and the interests of professional groups, and become translated into many forms of opposition to the projects and the politicisation, though controversial, of these urban protests.

Mathematical Modeling and NDT: A State of the Art

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. A. Georgiou ◽  
M. Blakemore
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Nondestructive Testing ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Modeling Techniques ◽  
Made In

During the past decade or so there have been significant advances in the mathematical modeling of nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques. The current state of modeling is reviewed, with the aim of demonstrating the important role that it can play in improving and validating NDT techniques and procedures. This paper was presented at the 6th International Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Symposium, (1987). Since that time, a number of advances have been made in mathematical modeling. A more recent review of mathematical modeling techniques, with additional references, is currently in preparation by the authors.

Visual Analytics: Building a Vibrant and Resilient National Science

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 302-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pak Chung Wong ◽  
Jim Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Visual Analytics ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Comparison Analysis ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
National Science ◽  
Internet Penetration ◽  
Made In

Five years after the science of visual analytics was formally established, we attempt to use two different studies to assess the current state of the community and evaluate the progress the community has made in the past few years. The first study involves a comparison analysis of intellectual and scholastic accomplishments recently made by the visual analytics community with two other visualization communities. The second study aims to measure the degree of community reach and internet penetration of visual-analytics-related resources. This article describes our efforts to harvest the study data, conduct analysis and make interpretations based on parallel comparisons with five other established computer science areas.

scholarly journals Agricultural credit consumer cooperation in the Ural region: current state, development measures

2020 ◽  
Vol 200 (9) ◽  
pp. 83-91
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Mokronosov ◽  
Anton Anisimov ◽  
Marina Anisimova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Ural Region ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Agricultural Credit ◽  
Market Strategy ◽  
Current State ◽  
Industrial Complexes ◽  
Consumer Cooperatives

Abstract. The study of regional aspects of the development of agricultural credit consumer cooperatives (ACCC) is an urgent agenda for the growth of the agricultural economy, ensuring the availability of financial services in rural areas. The purpose of the study is to assess the current state of agricultural credit consumer cooperatives in the Ural region. Methods. A systematic approach was applied using economic, statistical and analytical methods. The theoretical basis of the study was the publications of modern domestic and foreign scientists on the economic, institutional aspects of the formation, functioning and development of agricultural credit consumer cooperatives. Results. The dynamics of development of the Ural regional sector of the agricultural credit consumer cooperation industry is considered. The peculiarities of the ACCC of the Urals are noted, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are identified, in which the highest rates of reduction in the number of ACCC are observed. Barriers to the development of the cooperation industry in the Ural region are outlined. The role of regional government bodies in supporting the Ural ACCC in the framework of the implementation of state programs for the development of agro-industrial complexes is revealed, the areas of concentration of the largest ACCC are identified. The assessment of the market strategy of the Ural ACCC in the modern conditions of activity restrictions is given. The paper notes that the determining factor in the formation of a single mechanism for the implementation of the state policy of the industry in the regions is the development of regional target programs for the development of cooperation, representing a set of planned activities, interrelated in terms of tasks, timing of implementation, executors and resources. The directions for supporting the industry were noted, including measures to deregulate the activities of the ACCC. The theoretical significance of the study is the development of approaches to a set of measures for the development of the ACCC. The practical significance of the study lies in the formation of possible future studies of the management of the ACCC in the conditions of remote channels for the provision of financial services, expanding their range. Scientific novelty. Substantiated measures that allow to form a modern system of agricultural consumer credit cooperation in the regions.

The Oxford Handbook of Psycholinguistics

2007 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Neuroscience ◽  
Language Production ◽  
Computational Modelling ◽  
Human Memory ◽  
The Past ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Current State ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Made In

This book examines the young science of psycholinguistics, which attempts to uncover the mechanisms and representations underlying human language. This interdisciplinary field has seen massive developments over the past decade, with a broad expansion of the research base, and the incorporation of new experimental techniques such as brain imaging and computational modelling. The result is that real progress is being made in the understanding of the key components of language in the mind. This book brings together the views of seventy-five leading researchers to provide a review of the current state of the art in psycholinguistics. The contributors are eminent in a wide range of fields, including psychology, linguistics, human memory, cognitive neuroscience, bilingualism, genetics, development, and neuropsychology. Their contributions are organised into six themed sections, covering word recognition, the mental lexicon, comprehension and discourse, language production, language development, and perspectives on psycholinguistics.

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