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Fish and Fishery Products Trade by India: Trends, Competitiveness and Comparative Advantage
This study analyzes the trends and determines the comparative advantage and competitiveness of India’s fish and fishery products trade in the world market and of India’s exports to 10 major destinations over the period of 2000–2021. We use the revealed symmetric comparative...Volume 19 Issue No. 2 (December 2022) -
Competitiveness and Trade Performance of India's Dairy Industry
The study investigates the pattern, trends, competitiveness, and determinants of the export of dairy products from India—the world’s largest milk producer. Data show that exports of dairy products from India have witnessed a remarkable growth in recent years. Our estimates also establish...Volume 11 Issue No. 2 (December 2014) -
Commercialization and Mission Drift in Microfinance: Implications for Rural India
The emergence of microfinance has been justified as a measure to occupy the empty space that was created with the retreat of formal banking as part of structural and neoliberal reforms for rural India in post-1990s. Worldwide, although the microfinance institution (MFI) has been...Volume 17 Issue No. 1 (June 2020) -
Emerging Smallholder Rubber Farming Systems in India and Thailand: A Comparative Economic Analysis
This paper provides a comparative perspective on the performance of smallholder rubber farm livelihood systems based on case studies of two regions in India and Thailand. The analysis of the emerging farming systems in the two countries' rubber farms reveals that the rubber monocrop system is...Volume 5 Issue No. 2 (December 2008) -
The "Tipping Point" in Indian Agriculture: Understanding the Withdrawal of the Indian Rural Youth
Recent trends suggest that India might very well be at the "tipping point" of the transition in its agriculture-dependent population. A large proportion of the youth in the countryside are trying to severe their links from farming. The paper attempts to identify the drivers of this process of...Volume 6 Issue No. 1 (June 2009) -
Seasonal Migration and Moving Out of Poverty in Rural India: Insights from Statistical Analysis
Rural households in many countries have used temporary or seasonal migration as a strategy to cope with natural shocks such as drought, means of employment and income generation during lean season, and to move out of poverty. This paper studies the linkages between migration, employment in economic...Volume 13 Issue No. 2 (December 2016) -
The Role of Gender, Risk, and Time Preferences in Farmers' Rice Variety Selection in Eastern India
Using data from 5,601 rice farmers in Eastern India, this study examined the role of gender, risk, and time preferences in farmers' rice variety selection in Eastern India. The determinants of the following were estimated: farmers' rice variety selection according to variety type (i.e.,...Volume 14 Issue No. 1 (June 2017) -
Exploring the ICT Preferences of Personnel from Agricultural Extension Organizations in the Northeastern Region of India
Although the public extension system in India is known to be one of the largest in the world, it still lacks coordinated effort in managing the links between research, extension, and farmers, resulting in non-uniform distribution of agricultural knowledge and technology. A vast...Volume 18 Issue No. 1 (June 2021) -
Determinants of Demand for Fertilizer: A Case for India
In India, agriculture contributes 14 percent to GDP and provides subsistence to two-thirds of the population. One of the top priorities of the Indian government is to provide food security to more than 1.25 billion people. Hence, increasing farm productivity is viewed as a primary goal for the...Volume 13 Issue No. 1 (June 2016) -
An Adaptation of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) for Measuring Food Insecurity among Women in Socially-Backward Communities
Recent reviews on the use of experience-based food insecurity scales in the Indian context suggested the addition of "how often" related items to food insecurity modules to avoid overestimation of food insecurity, especially in underprivileged communities. Following this recommendation, we...Volume 18 Issue No. 1 (June 2021)
