The proposed book provides an assessment of an important yet controversial policy initiated by the Indian government and governments of several other developing countries. Marketing reforms, it is claimed, can be a crucial answer to solving the problem of rural poverty in agrarian economies...

India's agriculture industry is crucial to the overall growth of the country's economy. As a consequence of this, boosting the output of agriculture is strongly encouraged. In order for the marketing infrastructure to keep up with rising agricultural output, it will need to undergo development....