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Economics of sustained rapid growth in India's fertiliser consumption
(2010-03-12)
This paper presents a framework to discuss economics of sustained rapid growth in Inida's fertiliser consumption. Major considerations suggested by the framework are then discussed against the backdrop of the past growth ...
The impact of the new rice technology on fertiliser consumption
(2010-03-18)
The resource paper analyses the effects of modern varieties on fertiliser consumption in the Asian rice economy by examining response functions of modern and traditional rice varieties as well as by estimating fertiliser ...
Policies for growth in fertilizer consumption the next stage
(2010-03-14)
Annual consumption of fertilizers has increased from less than 100,000 metric tons of nutrients in the early 1950s to 8.2 million metric tons (mmts) by 1984/85. The Seventh Five Year Plan aims at raising it to 14 mmts by ...
Market channels and growth of fertilizer use in rainfed agriculture: conceptual considerations and experience in India
(2010-03-14)
Empirical research on fertilizer us in developing countries is replete with evidence on deficiencies in fertilizer supply and marketing systems. But this evidence is usually bypassed in research that aims at identifying ...