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Impacts of sweeping agricultural marketing reforms in a poor state of India: Evidence from repeal of the APMC act
Bihar, among the poorest and least industrialized states in India implemented the most far reaching agricultural market reforms in 2006 by removing law (APMC act) that restricted farmers to selling in government regulated markets.
This paper analyzes the correlation of irrigation investments among agricultural households across India’s 20 major states with irrigation governance and agricultural productivity.
Food security – Status and determinants – During the COVID-19 lockdown: Evidence from primary survey in eastern India
Lockdowns induced by COVID-19 have threatened food security in most developing countries.
How many farmers are really there in India? A critical assessment of nationally representative data
A fundamental prerequisite for designing public policy for farmers is that we know who they are.
Seed replacement in pulses and its impact on productivity
Risk preference and adoption of risk management strategies: Evidence from high-value crop production in emerging economy
Risk and risk preferences are considered as important drivers on farm management, crop choice, and land use decisions. A farmer’s choice of risk management strategies is of vital importance for the viability and continuation of the farm business.
Cooperative membership, contracts, and production efficiency: A selectivity-corrected analysis of smallholder farmers
Background: Cooperatives are considered as efficient institutional innovation for smallholders to access input and output; Cooperatives can help balance the power between contractors and smallholders in contract farming (CF); Cooperatives play an
Working women and caste in India: A study of social disadvantage using feature attribution
Women belonging to the socially disadvantaged caste-groups in India have historically been engaged in labour-intensive, blue-collar work.
Crop insurance in India: Drivers and impact
Dynamic supply response of pulses in India
Impact of contract farming on profits and yield of smallholder farms in Nepal: An evidence from lentil cultivation
This study is undertaken to quantify the benefits of contract farming (CF) on farmers’ income in a case where new market opportunities are emerging for smallholder farmers in Nepal.
Arbitrage and corruption in food subsidy programs
Presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts