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Post-green revolution agro-entrepreneurship among capitalist farmers in Indian Punjab and Andhra Pradesh
(Journal of Entrepreneurship, 2013)
Indian agriculture has undergone substantial changes due to the phenomenon of Green Revolution of the 1960s and the 1970s resulting in accumulation of agrarian surpluses in many regions. This article examines the conversion ...
The practice of contract farming in India: making it inclusive and effective
(Food Chain, 2013)
Agricultural marketing reforms are central to changing the agricultural/agribusiness sector. The Amended APMC Act in India, which permitted contract farming, direct purchase from farmers, and setting up of private wholesale ...
GM crops and global agri trade
(Economic & Political Weekly, 2014)
The cultivation of genetically modified crops, especially food crops, is not just a domestic issue; it has an impact on global food trade as well.
Implication of FDI in food supermarket
(2010-09-08)
This survey of the global and
Indian experience with retail
supermarkets, against the
backdrop of a recent official paper
on foreign investment in retail,
highlights malpractices due to
buying power, employment ...
Role of state in contract farming in Thailand and India: experiences and lessons for Indian agribusiness policy
(2005-10-26)
The nation-states have been attempting large number of policy measures to institutionalize
contract farming as a solution to the problems of agricultural development. This paper examines
the role of the Thai state in the ...
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 ...