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impact of mandates outlined in China's Twelfth Five‐Year Plan, such as the imperative to modernize agriculture and improve …
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In production economics, one of the most interesting questions is that of the causal relationship between technical efficiency and allocative efficiency. This as yet remains a puzzle without a unique answer. There are a few theoretical analyses conceptualizing the relationship, but consensus has...
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by the CBs, SCBs and RRBs, for production and investment purposes in agriculture and allied activities in India in the … institutional credit for development of agriculture and allied activities in India. This follows that the increase in the growth … data collected from the Handbook of Statistics of Indian Economy , 2009‐2010 published by the Reserve Bank of India …
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Is there a “best” way to set up national systems to develop and transfer better agricultural technology? The answer is of particular significance to African countries, which are struggling to solve their food problems. Drawing on a comparison of two developing countries, this article argues...
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Purpose – This article aims to examine the state of risk management in agriculture and power sector of India, evaluate … the various issues related to risk management in agriculture and power sector. Traditional derivative strategies have been … managing the volume‐related weather risk in an economy, like India, having predominant agricultural and power sectors …
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the willingness to pay in Rajasthan, India. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents results of a contingent …. Originality/value – With weather derivatives being accepted as a means of risk management for agriculture in developing countries …
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the so‐called BRIC countries, i.e. Brazil and India. Design/methodology/approach – The scope of analysis will be the EU … vis‐à‐vis Brazil and India, using two types of trade liberalization: bilateralism/regionalism and multilateralism …. Findings – It is found that Brazil and India want to become more important players; yet, they seem to lean against “old” powers …
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Purpose – In line with the ongoing global and domestic reforms in agriculture and allied sectors, the Indian Government … commodities in India. Design/methodology/approach – The efficiency of the futures market for 12 agricultural commodities, traded … at one of the largest commodity exchanges of India, i.e. National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Ltd, has been explored …
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agricultural reform followed by China and India had on the performance of agriculture in both countries.  …Purpose – This paper aims to measure and compare agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth in China and India …: efficiency and technical change. Findings – Comparing TFP growth in China and India it is found that efficiency improvement …
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southern state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Design/methodology/approach – Through a probit equation, the factors that matter to …
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