The book explores spatio-temporal dynamics of foodgrain production in the eight states of north eastern region of India viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura during the period 1966-67 to 2014-15. Growth of area, production and productivity, decomposition of production-growth into its components with instability and requirement analysis of foodgrain are vigorously analyzed to examine the cross- sectional variability among the states over time under changing land use dimensions. Production patterns of subcomponents of foodgrain, i.e., cereals, pulses, rice and maize along with oilseeds are also highlighted. 49 years data on area, production and yield for the respective crops under each state of the region are presented at the end. In this book, in every decadal comparison the interstate disparity, the region as a whole and at national level are well discussed for each analysis. At the end policy suggestion are also included in relation to foodgrain production in the region.

Dr. N. Uttam Singh, M.Sc. in Computer Applications, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research
Institute, PUSA, New Delhi & Ph.D in Statistics, Gauhati University, Assam, currently working as a
Senior Scientist in the discipline of Agricultural Statistics and Head, Division of Technology
Assessment and Capacity Building, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya 793103,
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Govt. of India. His line of work includes database

management, time series data analysis, impact assessment, forecasting, computer programming, panel
data analysis, etc.
Dr. Kishore Kumar Das, M.Sc. & Ph.D, Professor in the Department of Statistics and Director (i/c)
of UGC-HRDC, Gauhati University, Assam. His line of work includes distribution theory,
multivariate analysis, actuarial statistics, data mining and computer programming, etc.
Mr. C. Gowda H. R., M. Sc. in Agricultural Economics, University of Agricultural Sciences,
Bengaluru, currently working as a Scientist in the Division of Technology Assessment and Capacity
Building, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya 793103, Indian Council of
Agricultural Research, Govt. of India. His line of work includes impact assessment of agricultural
technologies & programmes and Agri-Business Management, etc.
Dr. Aniruddha Roy, M.Sc. & Ph.D in Agricultural Economics, Indian Agricultural Research
Institute, PUSA, New Delhi, currently working as a Senior Scientist in the Division of Technology
Assessment and Capacity Building, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya 793103,
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Govt. of India. His line of work includes agriculture price
analysis, impact assessment of agricultural technologies & programmes including socio-economic
analysis in relation to climate change, etc.
Dr. Pampi Paul, M.Sc. & Ph.D in Agricultural Extension, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal,
Haryana, currently working as a Scientist in the Division of Technology Assessment and Capacity
Building, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya 793103, Indian Council of
Agricultural Research, Govt. of India. Her line of work includes gender issues in agriculture, food and
nutritional security issues, climate change extension, etc.
Mr. Kamni P Biaml, M. Sc. in Agricultural Extension, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat,
Assam, currently working as a Scientist in the Division of Technology Assessment and Capacity
Building, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya 793103, Indian Council of
Agricultural Research, Govt. of India. His line of work includes socio-economic analysis, agricultural
communication, livestock extension, etc.
Ms. Anjoo Yumnam, M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics, CSK HPKV, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh,
currently working as a Scientist in the Division of Technology Assessment and Capacity Building,
ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya 793103, Indian Council of Agricultural
Research, Govt. of India. Her line of work includes production function analysis, agricultural
marketing, development economics, climate change, etc.
Dr. Puran Chandra, M.Sc. & Ph.D in Forestry, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand,
India, currently working as a Senior Scientist in National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Indian
Council of Agricultural Research, Govt. of India. His area of specialization includes agroforestry,
intensive integrated farming systems, medicinal plants etc.
Dr. Vinay Kumar Mishra, Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam,
Meghalaya, an alumnus of Banaras Hindu University. He is a scientist of global repute working in
various areas of agriculture and allied sectors with specific focus on soil and water management. He is
known for rainwater harvesting technology ‘Jalkund’ which is one of the signature achievements of
the Institute. Besides, Dr. Mishra has received several awards and honours including the Hari Om
Ashram Trust Award 2010-2012; Biotech Product & Process Development and Commercialization
Award 2014 by DBT, Government of India; Bioved Honorary Fellowship award 2014 by Bioved
Research Institute of Agriculture & technology, Allahabad; CSSRI excellence Award in Soil salinity
and Water management 2015; M.S. Swaminathan Krishi Vaigyanik Puraskar 2016 and Eminent
Scientist Award 2016 by Samagra Vikas Welfare Society, Lucknow, etc. He is also the Fellow of the
prestigious national Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Indian Society of Soil Salinity and
Water Quality.