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Arthiyas in Punjab's APMC mandis: inadequate analysis and solutions
(Economic and Political Weekly, 2016)
A critique of "Commission Agent System: Significance in Contemporary Agricultural Economy of Punjab" by Sukhpal Singh and Shruti Bhogal (EPW, 7 November 2015).
Land acquisition in India: an examination of the 2013 act and options
(Journal of Land and Rural Studies, 2016-01)
Land continues to remain important for production and rural livelihoods in developing economies like India. But, globalisation and liberalisation in these economies has brought up land as an important policy issue as various ...
Smallholder organisation through farmer (producer) companies for modern markets: experiences of Sri Lanka and India
(Edward Elgar, 2016)
Farmer collectives are viewed as an important element in linking smallholders with modern markets as they provide many benefits for this interface. This chapter examines the experience of a unique set of farmer collectives. ...
Rethinking diversification of agriculture in the Indian Punjab: an examination of strategy and mechanisms
(Springer, 2016)
In the context of new questions being asked of agriculture globally like its environmental impact, livelihoods of those involved and new agribusiness orientation of the sector with corporate interests coming in, the issue ...
Inclusive fresh food retail chains in India: a case study from Punjab
(Springer, 2016)
Linking primary producers with global and national markets through fresh food retail chains has been identified as one of the emerging agricultural marketing practices in India to improve the livelihoods of small producers. ...
Inclusive food value chains in India: evidence and drivers
(Academic Foundation, 2016)
Fresh produce markets, standards, and dynamics of labour: Grapes in India
(Cambridge University Press, 2016)
This book brings together a set of studies on labour conditions in global value chains (GVCs) in a variety of sectors, ranging from labour-intensive sectors (garments, fresh fruits, tourism), to medium and high technology ...
Seeking markets in production fields: an assessment of the potential of fair trade in India
(Sage, 2016)
Fair trade is one of the important alternative sustainable production and trade
movements which has been able to sustain and spread across regions over time.
After making a large presence in developed country markets for ...
Institutional innovations for smallholder development: a case study of agri-franchising in Bihar
(ABI/INFORM Collection, 2016)
The low crop yields, increasing costs of cultivation, and the low price realisation have been
important concerns in smallholder agriculture like that of India. Institutional innovations
are important for inclusive ...