Browsing Faculty Publications (Bibliographic) by Author "Varma, Poornima"
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Adoption of system of rice intensification under information constraints: an analysis for India
Varma, Poornima (Taylor & Francis, 2017-06-15)This study examines the role of information constraints in the adoption of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in India by explicitly incorporating information in the adoption model. The results showed that effective ... -
An analysis of the structure and the determinants of intra-industry trade in agri-food products: case of India and selected FTAs
Varma, Poornima; Ramakrishnan, Anjali (SAGE Publications, 2014)The growing evidence of intra-industry trade (IIT) in integrated markets has provided sufficient justification for trade in countries with similar endowments. While several studies have been undertaken looking at manufacturing ... -
Are Indian rice exporters able to price discriminate? empirical evidence for basmati and non-basmati rice
Varma, Poornima; Issar, Akash (Routledge, 2016)The role of exchange rate fluctuations on the pricing behaviour of Indian rice exporters in their major destination markets is examined using the pricing-to-market (PTM) model. The analysis was undertaken in a context where ... -
Assessment of Marketing Channel Choice and its Impacts: The Case of Paddy Smallholders in India
Chauhan, Sonalee; Varma, Poornima; Singh, Sukhpal (Taylor & Francis, 2023-12-22)Market access for smallholders is a key policy issue in developing economies. However, smallholders often face barriers in accessing remunerative marketing channels. Combining the theoretical framework drawn from resource-based ... -
The Concept of Pricing to Market and Exchange Rate Pass Through
Varma, Poornima (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-03-17)The note discusses the non-competitive pricing behaviour of exporting firms boned on the theory developed by Krugman (1987) known as pricing to market behaviour. The note discusses how do we understand whether firm is able ... -
Do free trade agreements promote intra–industry trade? the case of India and its FTAs
Ramakrishnan, Anjali; Varma, Poornima (Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., 2014)The paper examines the role of free trade agreements (FTAs) in promoting intra–industry trade (IIT) between India and its selected FTAs - Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), South Asian Free Trade Agreement ... -
Impact of futures trading on spot markets: an empirical analysis of rubber in India
Gupta, Akanksha; Varma, Poornima (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015)The present study investigates the impact of futures trading on spot markets of rubber in India. The study focuses on the price discovery role of futures, direction of volatility spillovers, and the relationship between ... -
Jalaram rice mills private limited: Vithal H Mistry's dilemma
Varma, Poornima; Jena, Sanjay Kumar (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019-12-31)In December 2019, Vishal H Mistry, the founder of Jalaram Rice Mills Private Limited (JRMPL), a rice-exporting firm in Ahmedabad, is facing some dilemmas concerning the export of rice. Currently, the firm is exporting ... -
Jalaram rice mills private limited: Vithal H Mistry's dilemma: a teaching note.
Varma, Poornima; Jena, Sanjay Kumar (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2019-12-31) -
An Overview of Trade Theories and Rationale for and against Free Trade
Varma, Poornima (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-03-07)The note provides an overview of international trade theories and the rationale for and against free trade by discussing the infant industry arguments, comparative advantage, increasing return to scale, and the strategic ... -
Patidar Exports Private Limited
Varma, Poornima; Jena, Sanjay Kumar (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-03-31)To give an overall perspective about the challenges in the agricultural export marketing. It also provides an opportunity for participants to understand the opportunities and challenges in entering International markets. ... -
Patidar Exports Private Limited: A Teaching Note
Varma, Poornima; Jena, Sanjay Kumar (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2017-03-31) -
Pricing to market behaviour of India's high value agri-food exporters: an empirical analysis of major destination markets
Varma, Poornima; Issar, Akash (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2016)The pricing behaviour of India's high value agricultural and food exporters in their major destination markets is examined using a pricing-to-market (PTM) model for noncompetitive and exchange rate related pricing behaviour. ... -
Pulses for Food and Nutritional Security of India: Production, Markets and Trade
Varma, Poornima (Springer Singapore, 2022)This book provides an in-depth analysis of India’s pulses sector in terms of production, prices, markets, and trade. Pulses play a pivotal role in a developing country like India for all categories of people due to its ... -
Rice productivity and food security in India: a study of the system of rice intensification
Varma, Poornima (Springer Singapore, 2017)This book contributes to the adoption of agricultural technology in general and to literature on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in particular by identifying the factors that influence the decision to adopt SRI ... -
Rice productivity and food security in India: a study of the system of rice Intensification
Varma, Poornima (Springer, 2017)This book contributes to the adoption of agricultural technology in general and to literature on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in particular by identifying the factors that influence the decision to adopt SRI ... -
A Women-Inclusive Emancipatory Alternative to Corporate Capitalism? The Case of Kerala’s State-Instituted Kudumbashree Programme
Kandathil, George; Varma, Poornima; Turaga, Rama Mohana R. (Cambridge University Press, 2022)With the ongoing advancement of capitalism, corporate capitalism – a specific variety of capitalism that is grounded in neoliberal ideology (Harvey, 2007) – has been engulfing economic and social relations worldwide ...