Two Analyses of Indian Foodgrain Production and Consumption Data

Two Analyses of Indian Foodgrain Production and Consumption Data
Author: Shyamal Roy
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1979
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290136

Abstract: In spite of the fact that per capita income is rising in India (up to 1977) the consumption of foodgrain has dropped. Two sets of data were analyzed to explain the discrepancy: National Sample Survey expenditure and consumption data and the Indian Ministry of Agriculture's estimates of availability and production. Data cover production area, fertilizer use, irrigation, availability, consumption, changing economic patterns, geographic differences, production potential, and consumer prices. Possible explanations are data deficiencies, inbalance of consumption by geographic or economic groups, or an increasein savings to income level.

Sustaining Rapid Growth in India's Fertilizer Consumption

Sustaining Rapid Growth in India's Fertilizer Consumption
Author: Gunvant M. Desai
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 74
Release: 1982-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0896290328

Research report on obstacles to and agricultural policies for sustained growth rates in fertilizer consumption in India - develops profiles by food crop based on surveys conducted between the early 1950s and the mid-1970s. Bibliography, statistical tables.

Food Consumption Parameters for Brazil and Their Application to Food Policy

Food Consumption Parameters for Brazil and Their Application to Food Policy
Author: Cheryl Williamson Gray
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1982
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290334

The extent pf malnutrition; Measuring the effectof policy changes on food consumption and nutritional status - Brazilian consumption parameters; The trade-off between food quantity and food quality; Incorporating food consumption parameters into policy analysis.

Policy modeling of a dual grain market

Policy modeling of a dual grain market
Author: Raj Krishna
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1983-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0896290409

The background of government policy and operations; The wheat model and results; The reduced form of the model; Programming simulations.

Service Provision and Rural Development in India

Service Provision and Rural Development in India
Author: Sudhir Wanmali
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1983
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0896290387

Research report on the role of infrastructure and service provision in rural development, based on a case study of Miryalguda Taluka, India - discusses theoretical aspects, development planning, spacial policy trends since 1969; examines the impact of services (incl. Educational facilities, retail trade, irrigation, agricultural markets, storage, agricultural credit, on rural employment, agricultural production, agricultural income and regional development; outlines economic policy implications. Bibliography, graphs and maps.

Agricultural Growth and Industrial Performance in India

Agricultural Growth and Industrial Performance in India
Author: C. Rangarajan
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1982
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290341

Research report on interrelations between agricultural development and industrial development in India - based on a simulation macroeconomic model and using trend data from 1961 to 1972, discusses the linkage between the agricultural sector and industrial sector; and finds that 1 per cent increase in agricultural production leads to an increase in agricultural income and consumer demand for industrial products, thus stimulating a further 0.5 per cent increase in industrial production. Bibliography and graphs.

Food Subsidies in Egypt

Food Subsidies in Egypt
Author: Grant MacDonald Scobie
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 72
Release: 1983
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780896290419

Research report on the impact of food subsidies on foreign exchange and the industrial sector in Egypt, based on an econometric model of the balance of payments - examines the effect of food policy on exchange rates, inflation and trade structure; discusses price control, food imports and food consumption. Bibliography, graphs and statistical tables.