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Crisis and diversification in Punjab agriculture : role of state and agribusiness
(2004-10-26)
The farming crisis in post-green revolution Punjab has assumed serious proportions,
manifested in suicides by a large number of farmers. This paper examines the nature and
magnitude of crisis in the farm sector in the ...
Contract farming system in Thailand
(2005-10-28)
Thailand is one of the pioneers in contract farming in Asia. The Thai state has actively
promoted this mechanism of agricultural production and marketing coordination since the
mid-1980s. This paper examines the nature ...
Organic cotton supply chains and small producers: governance, participation, and strategies
(2006-11-01)
Whether local producers will benefit from trade liberalisation is predicated upon their
ability to enter global value chains or production networks of the lead firms. Understanding
how these chains are organised, controlled ...
Credit, indebtedness and farmer suicides in Punjab: some missing links
(2006-11-01)
The EPW Review of Agriculture (June
30, 2006) with two papers (P Satish,
‘Institutional Credit, Indebtedness and
Suicides in Punjab’ and A Gill and L Singh,
‘Farmers’ Suicides and Response of Public
Policy’) on suicides ...
Marketing of liquid milk: a case study of Ahmedabad milk market
(2007-11-09)
Indian dairy industry can be divided into two types of enterprises: Liquid Milk
and Milk Products. In the procurement and marketing of liquid milk, there is strong
presence of co-operative and traditional private channels ...
New markets for smallholders in India: exclusion, policy and mechanisms
(Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 47, Issue No. 52, 29 Dec, 2012, 2012)
The gradual withdrawal of the state from agricultural markets and the emphasis on the role of the private sector has meant the entry of corporate and multinational agencies through the opening up of procurement, wholesale ...
South Asian agrifood trade networks in India: a case study of onion exports
(Millennial Asia: International Journal of Asian Studies, 2013)
South Asia has emerged as one of the fastest-growing regions of the world
while global agricultural trade has expanded since its inclusion into the WTO
framework, especially for developing agrarian economies such as ...
Policy for Punjab’s agriculture: will it deliver?
(Economic & Political Weekly, 2013)
Punjab's new agriculture policy based on a report prepared by the Committee for Formulation of Agriculture Policy for Punjab focuses on yield enhancement and market orientation instead of demand-driven agriculture. While ...
Agri franchising works
(2013-11-04)
Addressing the agrarian crisis in Punjab: role of agro-markets and policy
(Economic and Political Weekly, 2017)
The state of agricultural markets, the agricultural market policy and regulatory reforms in Punjab are reviewed in the context of the agrarian crisis. The farmer and farm worker manifesto of the Aam Aadmi Party is critically ...