International Trade and Food Security : The Future of Indian Agriculture
CABI
2016
EISBN 9781780648866
International Trade and Food Security: The Future of Indian Agriculture; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acronyms; 1: Introduction; The Organization of the Book; 2: Transformation of Indian Agriculture Following Economic Liberalization; Indian Economic and Agricultural Performance; Evolution of Agricultural Trade; Structure of global agricultural trade; India–European Union trade in agricultural commodities; Challenges and Opportunities Thus Far; Boosting investments and rationalizing subsidies; Agricultural credit – extending the outreach of formal credit
Irrigation – expanding infrastructure and ensuring better management of water resourcesEmerging private sector participation; Diversifying consumption patterns – inducing supply response; Key agricultural policies and initiatives – implications for growth and food security; Addressing productivity issues; Improving economic access to food through improved livelihood
This book explores structural changes in India's agrifood systems during the next ten to twenty years. The dynamics in the agrifood sector is explored in the context of the overall economy, taking into account agricultural and trade policies and their impacts on national and global markets.The contributors draw on qualitative and quantitative approaches, using both a national model - to focus on urban-rural relations and income distribution - and an international model to focus on patterns of economic growth and international trade.
Irrigation – expanding infrastructure and ensuring better management of water resourcesEmerging private sector participation; Diversifying consumption patterns – inducing supply response; Key agricultural policies and initiatives – implications for growth and food security; Addressing productivity issues; Improving economic access to food through improved livelihood
This book explores structural changes in India's agrifood systems during the next ten to twenty years. The dynamics in the agrifood sector is explored in the context of the overall economy, taking into account agricultural and trade policies and their impacts on national and global markets.The contributors draw on qualitative and quantitative approaches, using both a national model - to focus on urban-rural relations and income distribution - and an international model to focus on patterns of economic growth and international trade.
