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Agricultural Price Policy, Output, and Farm Profitability—Examining Linkages during Post-Reform Period in India
The formulation of agricultural price policy is complicated by the multiplicity of functions that price performs. The objectives, thrust, and instruments of agricultural price policy in India have undergone conspicuous shifts during the past 50 years and so has the role and effectiveness of price...Volume 10 Issue No. 1 (June 2013) -
Creating Momentum for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture: Experiences and Lessons from the Australian Aid Program
Global efforts to improve malnutrition have regained considerable momentum. Enhancing cross-sectoral and multilevel coordination for accelerating progress in reaching global nutrition goals has been a key focus. These efforts have recast how the international development community plans for and...Volume 15 Issue No. 2 (December 2018) -
Agricultural Transformation for Small (Island and Developing) States
Agriculture in the development literature has been postulated as providing impetus for urban industrialization through its role in capital accumulation. While large states with concomitant large export potential of agricultural surpluses may subscribe to this paradigm and may also allow growth of a...Volume 20 Issue No. 1 (June 2023) -
Exploring Pathways for Promoting and Scaling Up Climate-Smart Agriculture in Myanmar
This paper explores potential pathways for promoting and scaling up the uptake of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in Myanmar, using qualitative methods. Key informant interviews with stakeholders from government, research institutes, international and local development agencies, and...Volume 19 Issue No. 1 (June 2022) -
Price and Profitability Analysis of Major Pulses in India
The paper examines the reasons for the low growth in pulses production at the all India level in terms of profitability of the farm business and the workings of the price policy. More precisely, it looks into the effectiveness of (price) policy instruments in helping the farmers to get sufficient...Volume 14 Issue No. 2 (December 2017) -
Agricultural Transformation in Asia: Experiences and Emerging Challenges
Agriculture plays a key role in economic development, alleviating poverty and malnutrition, especially in the early stages of agricultural development. Several studies have demonstrated that neglecting agriculture, especially at the early stages of industrialization, can disrupt the process of...Volume 19 Issue No. 2 (December 2022) -
Analysis of the Operational Constraints of the Rice Value Chain in Ayeyarwaddy Region, Myanmar
The rice industry is the most important agriculture subsector in Myanmar. However, far lower profits are gained from producing rice in Myanmar compared with those gained in other rice-producing ASEAN countries. This paper analyzes the operational constraints experienced by the different actors in...Volume 16 Issue No. 1 (June 2019) -
NARES Capacity in Relation to International Treaties and Conventions on Intellectual Property Rights, Agricultural Biotechnology, and Plant Genetic Resources Management
Significant developments in the scientific front and international policy arena have affected the use and exchange of genetic resources, and the management of intellectual property. These developments are now reshaping public agricultural research and development (R&D) in developing countries,...Volume 3 Issue No. 1&2 (December 2006) -
The Enabling Environment for Inclusive Agribusiness in Southeast Asia
Smallholder farmers constitute a sizable subset of the population in the ASEAN region and therefore are important stakeholders to consider in realizing the broader goals of inclusive development and poverty reduction. Linking them to various agriculture-related activities across the value chain...Volume 13 Issue No. 2 (December 2016) -
Book Review: Agricultural Innovation Systems in Asia: Towards Inclusive Rural Development
This book points to the need for finding alternative science, technology, and innovation or STI pathways to meet the new challenges from South Asian agriculture experiences. While technological, institutional, and policy innovations continue to remain important, embracing a systems...Volume 17 Issue No. 1 (June 2020)
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