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We can't afford to lose farmers
The farmers are in trouble because the glut means that the value of the crop has gone down It took the tragic death of six farmers in Madhya Pradesh for the national media to report on the deep-rooted
Public Distribution System (PDS)
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Uttarakhand farmers resist genetically modified tide with local seeds
UPLI NAGNI, TEHRI-GARHWAL: The words 'seed capital' take on a whole new meaning in the hills of Uttarakhand. Far from the networks of seed corporations, farmers here still do agriculture in the traditional
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The State/UT Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017
Launching a major move to liberalise agricultural markets in the country, the Centre circulated among the states a draft model law seeking to break the monopoly of traditional APMC mandis and allowing
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Rural-urban transformations and food security in India: the challenges and opportunities of peri-urbanisation
In India, peri-urban areas are too often neglected. Many people live in poverty and face increasing marginalisation and food insecurity. Yet peri-urban agriculture could be a major contributor to poverty
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Impact of India’s National Food Security Act on domestic and international rice markets
<p>This study analyzes the long-term impact of India’s Food Security Act on its domestic rice market and the international market for rice.</p>
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Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2016-17
The Economic Survey of Maharashtra is a concerted endeavor of Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Planning Department, which is prepared every year and the same is presented in the Budget Session
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Economic Survey of Delhi 2016-2017
<p>According to the Delhi Government, the economy of the national Capital is booming with the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) estimated to grow at 12.76 per cent in 2016-17. It claimed that the advance estimate of Delhi at current prices during 2016-17 is likely to attain level of Rs 6,22,385 crore. However, in terms of constant prices, which does not take inflation into account, the economy growth rate saw a decline from 8.82 per cent in 2015-16 to 8.26 per cent in 2016-17 as per advance estimates</p>
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Institutional versus noninstitutional credit to agricultural households in India: evidence on impact from a national farmers’ survey
A goal of agricultural policy in India has been to reduce farmers’ dependence on informal credit. To that end, recent initiatives have been focused explicitly on rural areas and have had a positive impact
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Tackling poverty and food security: lessons from India’s peri-urban frontier
In India, peri-urban areas are too often neglected. They are fraught with institutional ambiguity, unplanned growth, poor infrastructure and environmental degradation. Many peri-urban inhabitants live
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Evaluation study on role of Public Distribution System in shaping household and nutritional security India
The Public distribution system (PDS) is an Indian food Security System for the poor people established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.