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The quiet revolution in staple food value chains: enter the dragon, the elephant, and the tiger
Asian Development Bank, 2012Is there a difference between the current and the traditional value chains of staples in Asia? This study investigates how domestic staples value chains are structured and performing in three Asian countries (Bangladesh, China and India) in recent years.DocumentAgricultural Trade between Bangladesh and India: An Analysis of Trends, Trading Patterns and Determinants
2012The paper analyses the indices of trends and patterns of India-Bangladesh bilateral agriculture trade, and estimates the short and long-run elasticities of the determinants of this trade by using descriptive statistics and econometric estimations.DocumentAgricultural policy reform in the BRIC countries
National Council of Applied Economic Research, India, 2011This working paper forms part of a project titled ‘Facilitating Efficient Agricultural Markets in India: An Assessment of Competition and Regulatory Reform’. The paper contains a preliminary review of agricultural policy developments in the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC countries) for the purpose of informing India’s agricultural policy reform agenda.DocumentCommunity-Based Biodiversity Management South Asia Programme (CBM-SA) Mid-Term Evaluation Report
2012The Community-Based Management of Biodiversity programme is funded by the Norwegian NGO Development Fund in South Asia and coordinated by LI-BIRD in Nepal.DocumentRising powers, reforming challenges: negotiating agriculture in the WTO Doha Round from a Brazilian perspective
2011This article examines the history of the WTO Doha Round agriculture negotiations from 2001 to 2011 in light of the shifting global balance of economic power. It shows that the rise of China, Brazil and India, among other developing countries, had an impact on the negotiations and affected the negotiating structure, processes and decision-making.DocumentICTS for agricultural extension: A study in the Indian Himalyan Region
Electronic Journal on Information Systems in Developing Countries, 2011This paper reports on the availability, use and information seeking behaviour of a farming community with specific reference to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).DocumentThe ICT in Agriculture: Bridging Bharat with India
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, 2011Development Communication and its evolution in form of ICT have a positive impact on India. This paper tends to focus on the state of rural development through ICT by way of examining ITC e-Choupal initiative, Kissan Kerala, Gyandoot and agropedia.DocumentThe Relevance of Content in ICT Initiatives in Indian Agriculture
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012This paper examines the content development and management processes occurring in six well-known ICT projects in Indian agriculture. There are important lessons to be learned from a case study of this process.OrganisationWatershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) is a non-profit non-governmental organisation founded in 1993, currently operating in five 5 Indian states: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan aDocumentVolatility in agriculture commodity prices in India: impact and macroeconomic and sector-specific policy responses
AgEcon Search, 2012Globalisation and trade liberalisation have exposed agricultural sector of many developing countries to sudden disturbances, particularly due to volatility in global commodity prices and surge in imports. This paper evaluates the sensitivity of Indian wheat production to these factors, and explores policy options that may neutralise their adverse effects, and maintain price stability.Pages