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Reforming Foodgrains Management: Achieving Food Security with Cost-Effectiveness
Kumar, A. Ganesh; Gulati, Ashok; Ralph Cummings, Jr. - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper examines the efficacy of the current system of public foodgrains management and policies in promoting food security in the country. It argues that the system has outlived its usefulness, and that continuing with the same only stifles growth in foodgrains, with very little welfare...
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Groundwater Irrigation in India: Gains, Costs and Risks
Gandhi, Vasant P; Namboodiri, N.V. - eSocialSciences - 2009
percent of the irrigated area in the country. It is estimated that now over 70 percent of India’s food grain production …
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Production and Marketing of Coconut in India
eSocialSciences - 2011
The production and marketing scenario of coconut in the country has witnessed a phenomenal development, particularly in … developments that have taken place on production and marketing front of coconut and its products in the country. Therefore, a fresh … survey on production and marketing of coconut and coconut product in India was undertaken. This report attempt to study the …
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Suicides by Cotton Farmers in Andhra Pradesh
Joseph, Reji K - eSocialSciences - 2007
The paper disuses and analyzes the condition of cotton farmers of Andra Pradesh and the reasons for their committing …
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Captured by Cotton: Exploited Dalit Girls Produce Garments in India for European and US Markets
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2011
In this report, the widespread use of the Sumangali Scheme in Tamil Nadu is illustrated by four case studies of such vertically integrated enterprises of which the European and US buyers were identified: Bannari Amman Group, Eastman Exports, KPR Mill, and SSM India. This report aims to provide...
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Economics and Efficiency of Organic Farming vis-à-vis Conventional Farming in India
Charyulu, D. Kumara; Biswas, Subho - eSocialSciences - 2010
. Similarly, four major crops i.e., cotton, sugarcane, paddy and wheat were chosen for comparison. A model based nonparametric …
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Nurtured from Above and Growing from the Roots: Social Funds and Decentralization in Zambia and Malawi
Donge, JanKees van - eSocialSciences - 2006
This paper focuses on two specific social funds, those in Zambia and Malawi, to consider the possible contribution of …
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Poverty Dynamics in Rural Sindh, Pakistan
Lohano, Hari Ram - eSocialSciences - 2009
This paper focuses on poverty dynamics and their determinants, using panel survey data for rural Sindh, Pakistan. Households interviewed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) during 1986–91, were resurveyed in 2004–05 with minimal attrition.
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Nutrition Policies in Developing Countries: Challenges and Highlights
Ecker, Olivier; Nene, Marc - eSocialSciences - 2013
There are many nutrition policies in developing countries. What are the challenges faced by these malnutrition policies? There are many countries which have successfully included nutrition in their development agenda. Malnutrition should be given policy priority in the development programmes of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945300
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Parking Space for the Poor: Restrictions Imposed on Marketing and Movement of Agricultural Goods in India
Wadhwa, Mayank - eSocialSciences - 2010
.Thus this paper talks about restrictions imposed on marketing and movement of agricultural goods in India.[Working Paper No …
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