The agricultural sector is characterized by higher exposure to a variety of risks compared to the other economic sectors. Agricultural risks include production, market, credit, technological, institutional and human resource risks. Moreover, the agricultural risk environment is changing with...

The study revealed the strong impact of policy measures on production, procurement, stocks and trade. We detected several market distortions and mounting fiscal costs. Wheat and rice supply strongly and significantly respond to the minimum support price (MSP). Wholesale prices at planting or...

This paper serves to disentangle the complex system of Indian food policies related to wheat and rice procurement, storage, distribution and trade. Using nationally aggregated time series data, these policies are econometrically analysed. Based on the estimation results, their market...

Wheat production is an expensive venture due to the nature of crop. From planting to harvesting the process is not done manually because it is tedious and cumbersome. Due to poverty and other factors, most small scale farmers have joined various microfinance institutions with an aim of improving...

Climate change is a serious concern affecting the wheat production prospects. In the recent past, yield sensitivity to climatic variables has been noticed and it has to be addressed in the perspective of climate smart farming. The present study has tracked the perception of farmers on climate...

The present study seeks to address the issues of opening-up of India's wheat imports as well as the relationship between production, government procurement, prices and imports of wheat. We find that wheat production in India has been grown rapidly. The share of wheat in the world's total...