Over the last several year's farmers are facing many difficulties in selling their agricultural produce in the markets albeit some improvements in the recent years. They mostly sell their produce to local traders, input dealers or commission agents and only a few sell their produce at designated...

Historically, India is the largest producer, consumer, and importer of pulses. Although it is the world's largest pulses producer, there is still a huge shortage of pulses, and the prices are not affordable to a large section of consumers. An immediate need is the development and dissemination...

The Model Agricultural Produce Marketing Act (APMC Act), 2003, and recent improvements to itthrough Model Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitating) Act(APLM), 2017, provide some hope in increasing efficiency in agricultural markets in India. TheModel APLM Act...

Oilseed crops contribute 13 % of the country's gross cropped area and 10 per cent of the value of all agricultural produce. Groundnut is the major oilseed crop accounting about 30 per cent of the total oilseeds cropped area in the country with a production share of near about 36 per cent. Prices...

The paper examined different welfare schemes implemented by central, state and local governments in a village in Telangana, India. The entire households in the village were surveyed on census basis. The benefits accrued to the villagers were assessed and policy suggestions were made to improve...

Farmers in the rainfed regions of India have to routinely deal with risks from biotic and abiotic sources, that varies with the region and crop cultivated. An assessment of the risk sources and adaptation strategies is attempted in this paper using a total of 500 farmers combinedly from...

In India, the new farm laws are intended to opening up agricultural economy and exposing farmers to free market opportunities. On the fear of exposing to market volatility, farmers are agitating for guaranteed minimum support price. The paper analysed the farm laws by using secondary data...

In Andhra Pradesh, paddy is the major staple crop. There are significant changes in the macro policy environment and its implications for crop competitiveness since early 1990s. This paper examines the trends in production and competitiveness of paddy which is a major crop in Andhra Pradesh in...

Due to the perishable nature of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), price fluctuates based on supply and demand. It is necessary to forecast harvest period tomato prices, so growers can make informed production decisions. This study includes seasonal variation in forecasting price, which is...

Although rapid economic growth in India has led to steady progress in reducing poverty, it is still much higher in rural areas given the low growth potential in rural and agricultural sectors. Governments expend a large portion of amount on welfare schemes because there is a high number of...