Since the late 1980s, technological advances and policy reforms have created new opportunities for private-sector investment in India’s seed and agricultural biotechnology industries. These changes have had a significant impact on cotton yields and output in India, but less so for rice and...

Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview -- SECTION I: Policy Perspective -- Chapter 2. Modern Organised Retail and Its Impact on Agriculture -- Chapter 3. Contribution of Organized Retailing to Agriculture Distribution System: Prospects and Challenges -- Chapter 4. Retail Trade in Agriculture,...

Demand heterogeneity often makes it profitable for firms to price and promote goods and services differently in different market segments. When private consumption brings public benefits, this same heterogeneity can be used to target public subsidies. We explore the design of public–private...