Asia is becoming a global hub for agricultural commodity trade. Rice is an important staple food for most of the Asian population. Most of the international rice trade takes place within Asia. Efficient and integrated rice markets in Asia is essential for improving the volume of rice trade as...

In Andhra Pradesh, paddy is the major staple crop. There are significant changes in the macro policy environment and its implications for crop competitiveness since early 1990s. This paper examines the trends in production and competitiveness of paddy which is a major crop in Andhra Pradesh in...

Asia is becoming a global hub for agricultural commodity trade. Rice is an important staple food for most of the Asian population. Most of the international rice trade takes place within Asia. Efficient and integrated rice markets in Asia are essential for improving the volume of rice trade as...

Paddy is an important food crop in India and second most in the world. About 35% of net cropped area under paddy and about 50% of the farmers cultivate paddy every year. Farmer's decision making on acreage under paddy depends on the future prices to be realized during harvest period. Hence this...