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    Contract farming in India: options and implications for small and large farmers

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2006
    The Indian economy grew at an impressive rate in the last decade and demographic pressure also slowed. Yet, the incidence of unemployment (CDS) towards the end of the 1990s was more than seven per cent. The situation is especially disconcerting in the rural sector. Employment in rural sector, which is associated mostly with agriculture, stagnated during the 90s.
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    Commercialization of shrimp trade, environment and rural poverty: a socio-ecological exploration in coastal Orissa

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2006
    The potential of aquaculture to improve the nutrition and incomes of the poor has been ignored by the current emphasis on the cultivation of high-value, carnivorous species destined for markets in industrial nations. The primary motives are profit for producers and input suppliers, and export earnings for national treasuries.
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    The value chain approach for mountain development: case studies from Uttarakhand, India

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2013
    This working paper highlights that the level of poverty among mountain populations is linked, directly or indirectly, with specific mountain conditions like geographic isolation, socio-cultural marginalisation, poor physical and economic infrastructure and poor access to markets, technologies, and information.
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    Does participatory development legitimise collusion mechanisms? evidence from Karnataka Watershed Development Agency

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2011
    The 1990s were an eventful period for decentralized development, including attempts at watershed development in the rural areas of India. Watershed development is an approach to raise agricultural productivity, conserve natural resources, and reduce poverty in the semi-arid tropical regions of the world, including the South Asian region.
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    Policies for increasing non-farm employment for farm households in India

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2012
    The recent Agriculture Census data shows that around 84 per cent of agricultural holdings in India are of less than two hectares. Most of these agriculture holdings are not viable; as a consequence many farmers are either leaving agriculture or living in penury.
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    Revisiting the global food crisis: magnitude, causes, impact and policy options

    Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2010
    The brief period of the 21st century has been marked by a drastic intensification of the global food crisis. The phenomenal surge in fuel and food prices followed by the on-going economic crisis have worked in tandem to increasingly deprive the poor across the world, particularly in the Global South, from their fundamental right to food.
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    Carbon taxes vs productivity shocks: A comparative analysis of the costs in a CGE framework for India

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2012
    There is growing concern around the world about the impact of greenhouse gases (GHG) on the environment and economy. Primarily responsible for global warming, GHG emissions (especially CO2) emissions) are closely linked to economic growth. Since fossil fuels are the primary source of energy, the consumption (burning) of fossil fuels inevitably lead to GHG emissions.
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    Productivity and efficiency impacts of zero tillage wheat in Northwest Indo-Gangetic Plains

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2013
    Conservation agriculture (CA) technologies are being developed for the cereal production systems of South Asia to address the multifaceted problems of decelerating agricultural productivity, resource scarcity, climate change, and negative environmental externalities generated by the conventional production system.
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    Demand for price insurance among farmers in India: a choice experiment-based approach

    2014
    Agriculture is an intrinsically risky economic activity. Farmers face a multitude of risks, such as production risks, on account of weather variations, and price risks, associated with falling output prices.
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    Anomaly in decision-making under risk: violation of stochastic dominance among farmers in Gujarat, India

    Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2014
    Agriculture is characterised by exposure to numerous risks in the context of natural, institutional, and regulatory environments. Farmers in developing countries tend to be conservative in their resource allocation decisions and allocate their resources to safe, low-risk, low-return activities. Also, in general, risk aversion and adoption of innovations are found to be inversely related.

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