India is a major supplier of turmeric to the world with more than 60 per cent share in turmeric trade. The production and export performance of turmeric in India have been examined using secondary data for the period from 1974-75 to 2007-08 and exponential form of growth function has been used...

A study was conducted on wholesale, retail and farmers' markets in Coimbatore to understand market efficiency, marketing efficiency (Shepherd's index) and price spread analysis. This could reveal the existing business opportunities for widening the scope of business or carving out a new...

Though dry lands constitute over 40 percent of the earth’s surface and contribute a lot to food and nutritional security, they still continue to be ‘unappreciated gifts of nature’. Poverty continues to thrive in these lands and even when there is a high correlation between poverty and...

Subsidies play a vital role in the economy of a country as they ensure equitable utilization of the resources for the people. Subsidies are a part of a comprehensive plan towards the essential goal: feeding more people. At the same time subsidies are not without consequences as they have...