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The Impact of India’s Farm Science Centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras) on Farm Households’ Economic Welfare : Evidence From a National Farmers Survey
Kumar, Anjani - 2019
The paper examines the impact of access to India's farm science centers (Krishi Vigyan Kendras, or KVKs) on agricultural households' welfare using household-level data from the nationally representative Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households conducted by India's National Sample...
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The US Agricultural Act of 2014 : Overview and Analysis
Zulauf, Carl - 2015
This paper summarizes the evolutionary trends in US farm policy that have culminated in the 2014 farm bill, describes the new farm bill programs in depth, and highlights the key policy issues that arise and will play out over its planned five-year duration. This new US farm bill eliminates fixed...
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Impact of India's National Food Security Act On Domestic and International Rice Markets
Debnath, Deepayan - 2017
modeling system of international agriculture commodity markets. We specifically focus on three different scenarios — subsidy as …
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Contracting by Small Farmers in Commodities with Export Potential : Assessing Farm Profits of Lentil Growers in Nepal
Kumar, Anjani - 2016
This study is undertaken to quantify the benefits of contract farming (CF) on farmers' income in a case where new market opportunities are emerging for smallholder farmers in Nepal. CF is emerging as an important form of vertical coordination in the agrifood supply chain. The prospect for CF in...
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Can Contract Farming Increase Farmers’ Income and Enhance Adoption of Food Safety Practices? Evidence from Remote Areas of Nepal
Kumar, Anjani - 2016
Growing inequality has become an important concern in many countries. One of the ways that inequality is perpetuated is through differential market access across regions. This research deals with one of the primary determinants of regional inequality manifested in terms of market access. Nepal...
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Eggs Before Chickens? Assessing Africa's Livestock Revolution with an Example from Ghana
Andam, Kwaw - 2018
This paper analyzes the impacts of adopting restrictive import policies for chicken meat in Ghana, which would be like the policies adopted in Nigeria. A prohibitive tariff stimulates domestic chicken meat production but also imposes significant costs on consumers and encourages illicit trade....
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Adoption of Food Safety Measures among Nepalese Milk Producers : Do Smallholders Benefit?
Kumar, Anjani - 2016
Food safety is the most vital component of food security. One option to ensure food safety is through enhancing compliance at the farm level. This study investigates the status, estimates the cost, identifies the determinants, and assesses the impact of compliance with food safety measures in...
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Changing Composition of Private Investment in Indian Agriculture and Its Relationship With Public Investment and Input Subsidies
Kumar, Anjani - 2020
assess its relationship with public investment in agriculture. Amidst sizeable ups and downs, the magnitude and rate of … growth in private investment in agriculture has gained momentum from 2000s except in Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and … formation in farm business, is evident in agriculturally advanced states. Within agriculture, relatively higher investments in …
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Agricultural Public Spending in Nigeria
Mogues, Tewodaj - 2014
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Aligning Public Expenditure for Agricultural Development Priorities Under Rapid Transformation : The Case of China
Yu, Bingxin; Chen, Kevin; Zhang, Haisen - 2015
Public expenditure in agriculture is one of the most important policy instruments for government in developing … public agricultural expenditure (PAE) in China. China shifted away from taxing agriculture to supporting agriculture in the … priorities the sector faces. In 2012, approximately one-fifth of government PAE was allocated to subsidies, mostly for …
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