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There has been a rapid transformation of food supply chains in India over the past two decades. Modern retail sales are growing at 49 percent per year and quickly penetrating urban food markets and even rural markets. The food-processing sector is growing quickly while also concentrating and...
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change in composition of food demand, newer forms of retail have also come up commonly known as supermarkets. However, the … constraints that limit their production. Third, we review the emergence of supermarkets and the vertical arrangements among … farmers, traders/distributors, and supermarkets. We have relied both on primary and secondary data sources. Most of the …
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"Contract farming is seen by proponents as a way to raise small-farm income by delivering technology and market information to small farmers, incorporating them into remunerative new markets. Critics, however, see it as a strategy for agribusiness firms to pass production risk to farmers, taking...
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retail margins, supermarkets appear to set prices with an eye toward maximizing profits based on price-inelastic demands for …
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"The Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) was invited by the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry to conduct a study titled “The Impact of Organized Retailing on the Unorganized Retail Sector.” Because organized retail in India is still in its infancy,...
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added fat, sugar, and salt, and since supermarkets are expanding rapidly, different policy measures should be developed to … ensure that supermarkets have a "healthier" impact on diets." from Authors' Abstract …
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"A “supermarket revolution” has been underway in developing countries since the early 1990s. Supermarkets (here … referring to all modern retail, which includes chain stores of various formats such as supermarkets, hypermarkets, and … not equipped to meet the new competition and requirements from supermarkets. Developing-country governments can put in …
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Ethiopia enjoyed remarkable economic growth from 2004/05 to 2008/09, in large part due to increases in foreign transfers and capital inflows combined with expanded domestic credit to fund major increases in private and public investments in infrastructure and housing. However, this rapid growth...
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At a time in history when conflict erupts daily in far-flung corners of the world, ending severe deprivation may be critical to global peace and stability. Yet we are far from reaching the goal of reducing hunger by 2025. The authors of this book bring good news: hunger can be banished in our...
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