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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...