Agricultural Prices and Production in Post-reform India

<p>Post-reform India has seen a decline in agricultural growth as well as supply–demand imbalance and rising prices. This book presents a comprehensive analysis of domestic and international prices and trade since 1980–81, covering the past quarter of a century. Backed with rich data, it provides comparisons between the pre- and post-liberalisation policies and their effect on farm profitability, domestic prices and prices variability, and examines their possible role in determining the trajectory of agricultural growth since 1991. </p><p>The book will appeal to students, scholars and researchers of agriculture studies, economics, finance, and development studies, as well as policy makers and agriculture experts.</p> <p><em>Foreword </em>C. P. Chandrasekhar<em>. Acknowledgements</em>. <b>1.</b> Introduction <b>2.</b> Indian Agriculture under Economic Reforms: A Preliminary Review <b>3.</b> Agricultural Price Policy and Farm Profitability: Examining Linkages<b> 4.</b> International Price Trends and Volatility <b>5.</b> Agricultural Trade: Policies and Patterns <b>6.</b> Trade Competitiveness of Indian Agriculture: A Comparison of Domestic and World Prices <b>7.</b> Decomposing Variability in Agricultural Prices<b> 8.</b> Evaluation and Conclusion. <em>Appendix I: Methodology for Measuring Volatility</em>. <em>Appendix II: The Decomposition Model</em>. <em>Appendix III: Tables</em>. <em>Appendix IV: Figures</em>. <em>About the Author. Index</em></p>