Low and variable yields of wheat in the rice--wheat cropping systems of lower Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) of South Asia, covering Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (EUP) in India and the Terai region of Nepal, are a matter of significant concern for
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Structure, competition and policy in India’s seed and agricultural biotechnology industries
This study1 examined current constraints to increased private sector investment in the seed and agricultural biotechnology (agbiotech) sectors in India, particularly in relation to rice, wheat and maize improvement.
The impact of seed-policy reforms and intellectual property rights on crop productivity in India
Numerous studies have shown that the liberalization of seed market policies and stronger legal protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) can stimulate private investment in agriculture, especially crop genetic improvement.
The seed and agricultural biotechnology industries in India
The seed and agricultural biotechnology industries in India: An analysis of industry structure, competition, and policy options
Village seed systems and the biological diversity of millet crops in marginal environments of India
The study relates village seed systems to biological diversity of millet crops grown by farmers in the semi-arid lands of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, India.
Changes in India’s seed regulations during the 1990s favored the growth of privately- as compared to publicly-funded sectors.
Local seed systems and village-level determinants of millet crop diversity in marginal environments of India
In the subsistence-oriented, semi-arid production systems of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, India, the environment is marginal for crop growth and often there is no substitute for millet crops.
Comparing farm and village-level determinants of millet diversity in marginal environments of India
"The purpose of the research paper is to characterize biological diversity related to millets in the semi-arid regions of India at various spatial scales of analysis (e.g., farm household versus community levels) and place that evidence in a broad
Managing price volatility in an open economy environment
"This study examines the impact of alternative price stabilization policies for edible oils and oilseeds in India on the farmers growing oilseeds, the consumers of edible oils and the processing sector with the help of a multi market equilibr