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India's political economy responses to the global food price shock of 2007 - 08: Learning some lessons

Gulati, Ashok; Saini, Shweta - 2015

India's policy responses to the food price crisis were strong. Exports of basic staples were banned. Domestic support … production by 20 MMT over the subsequent five years. The results: India contained food inflation below 7 per cent in 2007 … robust production and stock levels, rice exports surged when India freed up its exports in September 2011, making it a world …

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Political Economy of Agrarian Crisis and Slow Industrialization in India

Bhattacharyya, Sudipta; Abraham, Mathew; D'Costa, Anthony - 2013

the agricultural and industrial sectors in India. The industry - agriculture relationship is argued to be integral to … source of demand for industrial goods. However, in India this relationship has been complex. This paper looks at the supply … development and growth in the two sectors. It concludes that India has not followed the structuralist pattern of sectoral …

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Risk in agriculture as impediment to rural lending: the case of North-Western Kazakhstan

Petrick, Martin; Ditges, C. Markus - 2000

On the basis of portfolio selection theory, this paper finds that whole-farm risk must be regarded as a major reason for the low level of credit flow to agriculture in North-western Kazakhstan. A quadratic programming model was used in order (a) to demonstrate the comparatively high overall risk...

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Policy Options for Rice and Corn Farmers in the Face of Seasonal Climate Variability

Domingo, Sonny N.; Gonzales, Kathrina G.; Mina, Christian D. - 2009

In the face of seasonal climate variability, the smallholder farmers, particularly those in rural communities, are among the most adversely affected. As a way to address this, together with concern on low productivity, the Philippine government has been implementing a range of risk management...

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Crop Insurance: Security for Farmers and Agricultural Stakeholders in the Face of Seasonal Climate Variability

Domingo, Sonny N.; Reyes, Celia M. - 2009

Crop insurance is a risk management tool designed to even out agricultural risks and address the consequences of natural disasters to make losses more bearable, especially to the marginalized farmers. In the Philippines, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) implements and manages the...

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Rural Financial Markets in Developing Countries

Conning, Jonathan; Udry, Christopher - 2005

This review examines portions of the vast literature on rural financial markets and household behavior in the face of risk and uncertainty. We place particular emphasis on studying the important role of financial intermediaries, competition and regulation in shaping the changing structure and...

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AFPC review of county loan rates for sorghum and corn

Richardson, James W.; Outlaw, Joe L.; Knapek, George M.; … - 2007

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Analysis of the administration's proposed formula for loan rates

Richardson, James W.; Outlaw, Joe L. - 2007

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Explaining budgetary indiscipline: evidence from spanish municipalities

Lago-Peñas, Ignacio; Lago-Peñas, Santiago - 2004

The quest for political support drives to upward deviations from forecasted public deficits when i) budget procedures are soft, ii) breaking promises involving higher expenditures and lower taxes is costly in political terms, and iii) ex–post control by voters and political opposition is...

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Why and for what? An evidence of agriculture credit demand among rice farmers in Pakistan

Rizwan, Muhammad; Qing, Ping; Iram, Saleem; Nazir, Adnan; … - 2019

Credit is a crucial factor in agricultural development. This study explores the reality in the commonly practiced sources by farmers for acquiring agricultural credit, its uses and environmental and socio-economic determinants. A total of 236 rice farmers with agricultural credit activity at...

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