Transforming Agriculture in South Asia - 9780367457273

Taylor & Francis

Transforming Agriculture in South AsiaThe Role of Value Chains and Contract Farming\nAuthor(s): Ashok K. Mishra, Anjani Kumar, Pramod K. Joshi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367457273, 978-0367457273\nSynopsis\nDebates about public expenditure in the agricultural sector have reopened in many developing and emerging economies because of high budget deficits and changes in public opinion. As a result, agricultural policy in many of these countries is beginning to take a more market-oriented approach to agrarian problems, most notably through the introduction of contract farming. This book explores the policy issues around contract farming and its transformative potential and addresses the lack of empirical research on this topic by focusing on South Asia: principally India, Bangladesh and Nepal.\n\nThe book first addresses the effects of contract farming (vertical coordination) on productivity, food security indi.