Public Distribution System objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security

Public Distribution System in India: Definition; Issues; Working; Need; Disadvantages Targeted PDS in India, Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Alternative to the PDS, Direct Benefit Transfers, National Food Security Act

Economics of Animal Rearing in India

Economics of Animal Rearing India’s Position in Global Livestock Economy. Importance of Livestock sector in the Indian Economy. Importance of Livestock sector in achieving Inclusive Growth in India Distribution of livestock is more equitable than that of land. In 2003 marginal farm households (≤1.0h hectare of land) who comprised 48% of the rural households controlled… Continue reading

Supply Chain Management in Indian Agriculture

Supply Chain Management in Indian Agriculture Definition: “Supply chain means flow & movement of goods from the producers to the final consumers”. Supply Chain is a sequence of flows that aim to meet final customer requirements, that take place within and between different stages along a continuum, from production to final consumption. The Supply Chain… Continue reading

Food Processing Industry in India: Growth Drivers, FDI Policy, Investment Opportunities; Schemes Related to Food Processing Sector.

Food Processing Industry in India: A Snapshot The Indian food industry is poised for huge growth, increasing its contribution to world food trade every year. In India, the food sector has emerged as a high-growth and high-profit sector due to its immense potential for value addition, particularly within the food processing industry. Accounting for about… Continue reading

Food Processing Industry: Forward, Backward Linkages; Food Processing Industry and Economic Development

Food Processing Industry: Scope, Importance & Significance in Economic Development The Economic Linkage Effects of Food Processing Industry Linkages is a phenomenon which measures the capability of an industry to generate demand for the products of the other industries. Form the point of view of development strategy, linkages are one of the essential feature of… Continue reading

Food Processing Industry: Food Based Industry versus Non- Food Based; Location, Upstream, Downstream Requirements.

Food Processing Industry: Location, Upstream, Downstream Requirements Food Based Agro-processing Industry versus Non- Food Based Agro-Processing Industry Upstream versus Downstream Food Processing Industries. Potential for Food Processing Industry in India Advantages of the Food Processing Industries Factors Determining Location of Food Processing Industries There are, however, few exceptions: For most grains (cereals), shipment of the… Continue reading

Food Processing Industry: Definition and Dimensions; Channels of Transitions; Inter linkages between Agriculture and Industry.

Food Processing Industry in India Food Processing Industry: Definition and Dimensions Understanding the Channels of Transitions Food Economy and Industrial sector have traditionally been viewed as two separate sectors of the economy. They differ both in terms of their characteristics (role in economic growth, share in GDP, share in total output, role in poverty reduction… Continue reading

Investment Models

Investment Models: Public Sector Led Investment Model; Private Sector Led Investment Model Public-Private Partnership Model: Definitions; Need for PPP; Prerequisites. Public Private Partnership Models: Contracting, Build Operate Transfer, Design Build Finance Operate (DBFO), Concessions, Build Operate Transfer, EPC Model, Swiss Challenge Model, HAM Model.

Public Private Partnership Models: Contracting, Build Operate Transfer, Design Build Finance Operate (DBFO), Concessions, Build Operate Transfer, EPC Model, Swiss Challenge Model, HAM Model.

Public Private Partnership Models PPP Model: Contracting PPP Model: Build Operate Transfer PPP Model: Design Build Finance Operate (DBFO) Concessions PPP Model: Concessions PPP Model: Private ownership of Asset The private sector remains responsible for design, construction and operation of an infrastructure facility and in some cases the public sector may relinquish the… Continue reading

Public-Private Partnership Model: Definitions; Need for PPP; Prerequisites.

Public-Private Partnership Model Definitions: A PPP Project means a project based on a contract or concession agreement, between a Government or statutory entity on the one side and a private sector company on the other side, for delivering a service on payment of user charges. The rights and obligations of all stakeholders including the… Continue reading

Investment Models: Public Sector Led Investment Model; Private Sector Led Investment Model

Investment Models Public Sector Led Investment Model Advantages of Public Investment Model Private Investment Model The Supply Side: The Demand Side: By Himanshu Arora Doctoral Scholar in Economics & Senior Research Fellow, CDS, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints

Marketing of Agricultural Produce in India: Definition; Role; APMC Act, Model APMC Act, 2003 Private and Co-operative Sector in Marketing of Agriculture Produce in India

Land reforms in India

Land Tenure System in Pre-Independent India: Zamindari System; Mahalwari System; Ryotwari System Land Reforms in India

Land Reforms in India

Land Reforms in India Definition Land Reforms usually refers to redistribution of Land from rich to poor. Land reforms include; Regulation of Ownership Operation, Leasing, sale Inheritance of Land In an agrarian economy like India with massive inequalities of wealth and income, great scarcity and an unequal distribution of land, coupled with a large mass… Continue reading

Land Tenure System in Pre-Independent India: Zamindari System; Mahalwari System; Ryotwari System

Land Tenure System in Pre-Independent India At the time of independence, there were three major types of land tenure systems prevailing in the country. The basic difference in these systems was regarding the mode of payment of land revenue. Zamindari System Mahalwari System Ryotwari System Under the Zamindari system, the land revenue was collected from… Continue reading

Technology Missions in India

Technology Missions in India The technological missions in India was initiated in 1987 by the Rajiv Gandhi led Congress government. Rajiv Gandhi had chosen his close aid Sam Pitroda to lead the Mission. The mission had the task to cover five critical area which were considered very important for the development of the Indian economy… Continue reading

Targeted PDS in India, Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), Alternative to the PDS, Direct Benefit Transfers, National Food Security Act

Targeted PDS in India PDS began as a Universal Programme in India due to food shortages of the mid 1960’s. But, since 1997 it has been exclusively targeted towards the poor, providing Wheat, Rice, Sugar and Kerosene at a highly subsidised to the below poverty line households. The objective was to help very poor families… Continue reading

Public Distribution System in India: Definition; Issues; Working; Need; Disadvantages

Issues Related to Public Distribution System What is PDS? The PDS is a part of India’s Agriculture Price Policy. The Agriculture price policy in India has a twin objective of supporting farmers at the time of bumper harvest (when the price falls due to excess production) and supporting poor consumers from price rise by providing… Continue reading

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