The central premise of this article is that Indian agriculture must undergo a fundamental transformation between now and 2039, both on the demand and supply side, by emphasizing higher value outputs, increased productivity, and redefined public and private sector roles. Driving this...

Asian countries have the ability to dramatically improve their standards of living in coming decades, so much so that by 2050 the “converging†middle-income countries could become affluent societies. Historically, however, many fast-growing countries have stagnated upon reaching...

Asian countries have the ability to dramatically improve their standards of living in coming decades, so much so that by 2050 the “converging” middle-income countries could become affluent societies. Historically, however, many fast-growing countries have stagnated upon reaching...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the potential economic cost of the COVID-19 pandemic on China's macroeconomy and agri-food system and provide policy recommendations to stimulate economic growth and agri-food system development. Design/methodology/approach: An economy-wide...

The problem in estimating a social accounting matrix (SAM) for a recent year is to find an efficient and cost-effective way to incorporate and reconcile information from a variety of sources, including data from prior years. Based on information theory, the paper presents a flexible 'cross...