M.B.A. (Part II) (Semester III) Examination, 2016
(Gr. Agriculture and Co-operative Management (Paper
Paper XIX FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRICULTURE AND CO-OPERATIVE
MANAGEMENT
Day and Date Thursday, 22-12-2016 Total Marks 70
Time 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
Instructions Question No. 1 is compulsory.
Attempt any two questions from Q. No. Q. No. 3 and Q. No. 4.
Attempt any two questions from Q. No. Q. No. 6 and Q. No. 7.
Figures to the right indicate full marks.
1. Case Study
The AMRIT Cooperative purchases 100 percent of the production agreed upon
with primary producers provided they meet quality requirements. Prior agreements
are made on the area to be planted and payment is made 15 days after the
product is received. With regard to the international market, the society participates
in the Export Platform Program, which provides access to the agro-food trade fair
in Mumbai, Madras. Product samples have also been sent to Japan, UAE, Germany
and the US. Linkages between producers in the chain can be formal or informal.
Sometimes, producers sign purchase-sale agreements, specifying the quality
required, alternatively, they can sign letters of intent of purchase.
Analyze the case. 4
How co-operative chain benefits to farmers 5
Assuming that the crop is rice what alternative you have to sell the produce
with co-operative, national and international chain. 5
Seat
No.
SLR-T 49
2. Write short notes on (any two).
Power and duties of the Chairman.
Characteristics of agricultural labour.
Plant protection measures.
3. Write short notes on (any two).
Self Help Group (SHG).
General Body of Members.
Cropping Pattern.
4. Write short notes on (any two).
Improved seed varieties.
Types of soil Erosion.
Marketing Co-operatives.
5. Explain in detail Co-operative Banks at different levels in Maharashtra. 14
6. Discuss Natural Environment of India with suitable examples. 14
7. Discuss Agriculture Input Technology with reference to maximising the agricultural
produce. 14