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Inclusion of women in scientific and technological endeavors and realizing women’s intellectual potential is a big challenge as they play a decisive role in many facets of agricultural sector in India. Self-help groups (SHGs) have emerged as an effective mechanism for empowerment through group...
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modern medicines has again set the stage for innovation and use of herbal medicines. The global market for herbal products is … medicines has again set the stage for innovation and use of herbal medicines. The global market for herbal products is … farmers with a guaranteed market and a fixed fair price for their harvest, in exchange for exclusive rights to the produce as …
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Market integration is an important determinant of responsiveness and behavior of the markets needed to formulate price … of milk for the period from April 1997 to December 2009 for 5 major market centres viz. Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai …
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India and an area where smallholders dominate. These investments have been triggered by market reform, investment subsidies …
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Livestock production, especially dairy, has long been an important activity for smallholder and resource-poor farmers in India, both for household nutrition and income. Most of the livestock are kept in mixed farming systems, where crop residues, mainly cereal straws have been an important feed...
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ponds are often leased much below market rates. An average lease is for 3 years but the majority of the farmers agree that … premium of between 7% and 11% in the market place, compared to a mixed quality. Second, significant rewards further exist to …, it might indicate the importance of regulatory institutions and effective implementations of those as well as independent …
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in Bihar. The development and spread of better suited varieties by public or private research institutions seem thus of … potato farmers are now empowered by a mobile phone. While some farmers use it to do market transactions, this is still only a … mostly sold to traders at the cold storage. Wholesale market sales by the farmers are of less importance. Eight, an important …
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running on different places do not have any dedicated market place.. Most of the fodder markets are operating along the … business. It is envisaged that establishment of dedicated and legal market places would help fodder trade a great deal and also …. This can also be done in public-private partnership mode. …
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Local brands are rapidly emerging in food retail in Asia. However, it is not well understood what impact they have in domestic food markets. In a detailed case study of makhana in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India, we see the fast emergence - a doubling over five years leading to a share...
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Local brands are rapidly emerging in food retail in Asia. However, it is not well understood what impact they have in domestic food markets. In a detailed case study of makhana in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India, we see the fast emergence - a doubling over five years leading to a share...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110905