Public Investment in Agricultural Research and Extension in India
In: The European journal of development research, Band 27, Heft 3, S. 438-451
ISSN: 1743-9728
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In: The European journal of development research, Band 27, Heft 3, S. 438-451
ISSN: 1743-9728
In: The European journal of development research: journal of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), Band 27, Heft 3
ISSN: 0957-8811
In: Margin: the journal of applied economic research, Band 8, Heft 2, S. 155-192
ISSN: 0973-8029
A far-sighted food policy is essential to facilitate efficient functioning of food production and management systems, especially for a country like India where household level food security still remains elusive. In this context, reliable mechanisms for generating outlooks on key variables such as demand, supply, trade, prices, etc., of important food commodities forms an essential basis for planning. This paper explores the theoretical underpinnings as well as practical applications of the Cereal Outlook Model, a dynamic, partial-equilibrium model, developed by the authors with the specific purpose of generating future outlooks on major cereals in India. Based on this, projections as well as policy simulations on main demand and supply side variables of rice, wheat and maize were carried out for the period spanning 2011–2025. The model results indicate fast-growing trends in demand and supply of the three cereals considered. Though growth in demand would be sufficiently high due to growing per capita income, population and urbanisation; supply would keep pace owing to the emergence of new areas contributing towards incremental production. Consequently, the net trade of all three commodities would remain positive, though some signs of tapering off in net trade are expected in case of wheat and maize. JEL Classification: Q18, Q11, C5
In: Marine policy, Band 103, S. 101-112
ISSN: 0308-597X
In: International journal of sustainable development & world ecology, Band 22, Heft 4, S. 335-345
ISSN: 1745-2627
In: Marine policy, Band 138, S. 104990
ISSN: 0308-597X
In: Marine policy, Band 121, S. 104174
ISSN: 0308-597X
In: Marine policy, Band 136, S. 104913
ISSN: 0308-597X
In: Marine policy, Band 86, S. 144-155
ISSN: 0308-597X