Food Policy Reforms: A Rapid Tour of Possibilities
Ramaswami, Bharat; Murugkar, Milind | April 2013
Abstract
Reform of India's food policies is on the front burner. This paper takes a rapid tour of the reform possibilities in the areas of storage and logistics, procurement and distribution. The paper proposes a method for determining the needs for seasonal storage and discusses what ought to be targets for capacity creation. This is followed by an examination of the policies toward storage and reforms in procurement. The paper lays out the principal components of reforms in distribution. These are pursued in greater detail in the context of three states: Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Citation
Ramaswami, Bharat; Murugkar, Milind. 2013. Food Policy Reforms: A Rapid Tour of Possibilities. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2100. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Agriculture
Agricultural Trade
Trade
Trade Barriers
Trade Facilitation
Sustainable agriculture
Commercial agriculture
Trade Negotiations
Trade Development
Trade And Development
Regional TradAgreements
Agricultural Trade
Agriculture Trade Liberalization
Agricultural trade
Agricultural investment
Agricultural economy
Agricultural products
Import volume
Export volume
Tariff negotiations
Regional integration
Trade regulations
Agricultural market
Agricultural economy
Food
Agricultural resource
Farm produce
Natural products in agriculture
Plant products industry
New agricultural enterprises
Agricultural industry
Foreign trade and employment
Perishable goods
Consumer goods
Agricultural products
Agricultural industry
Food industry
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