Search Results - "Joshi, Pramod K"

Impact of contracts in high yielding varieties seed production on profits and yield: The case of Nepal by Mishra, Ashok K., Kumar, Anjani, Joshi, Pramod K., D'souza, Alwin

“…•HYV seed production and distribution can increase productivity in Nepal.•We examine the effect of contracts on HYV seed production on profits.•We find…”
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India's COVID-19 social assistance package and its impact on the agriculture sector by Varshney, Deepak, Kumar, Anjani, Mishra, Ashok K., Rashid, Shahidur, Joshi, Pramod K.

“…CVOID-19 induced significant economic and social disruptions in India. Rural households, including smallholders, were affected by loss in migrant income,…”
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Social networks, heterogeneity, and adoption of technologies: Evidence from India by Varshney, Deepak, Mishra, Ashok K., Joshi, Pramod K., Roy, Devesh

“…•We examine caste-based social network interactions for technology adoption.•Use farm survey data from mustard farmers in Rajasthan, India.•We test if social…”
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How can organic rice be a boon to smallholders? Evidence from contract farming in India by Mishra, Ashok K., Kumar, Anjani, Joshi, Pramod K., D'Souza, Alwin, Tripathi, Gaurav

“…•Contract farming (CF) in organic basmati rice (OBR) leads to lower yields and higher prices.•CF improved the livelihood of OBR producers.•Risk-loving OBR…”
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Examining the transfer of knowledge and training to smallholders in India: Direct and spillover effects of agricultural advisory services in an emerging economy by Varshney, Deepak, Joshi, Pramod K., Kumar, Anjani, Mishra, Ashok K., Kumar Dubey, Shantanu

“…•We evaluate a large-scale model of agricultural advisory services, known as Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) or Farm Science Centers, introduced by the Government…”
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Impact of contract farming on yield, costs and profitability in low‐value crop: evidence from a low‐income country by Mishra, Ashok K., Kumar, Anjani, Joshi, Pramod K., D'Souza, Alwin

“…Lentils, a low‐value and highly nutritious crop, are Nepal's largest pulse cash crop. However, the majority of the nation's smallholders produce lentils on…”
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Production Risks, Risk Preference and Contract Farming: Impact on Food Security in India by Mishra, Ashok K., Kumar, Anjani, Joshi, Pramod K., D’Souza, Alwin

“…This article reviews the literature on contract farming (CF) in India and assesses the impact of smallholders’ perceived production risks on the adoption of…”
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Cooperatives, contract farming, and farm size: The case of tomato producers in Nepal by Mishra, Ashok K., Kumar, Anjani, Joshi, Pramod K., D'Souza, Alwin

“…This study investigates the impact of contract farming (CF) through cooperatives in tomatoes on employment and economic performance of smallholders in a…”
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COVID‐19, Government Transfer Payments, and Investment Decisions in Farming Business: Evidence from Northern India by Varshney, Deepak, Kumar, Anjani, Mishra, Ashok K., Rashid, Shahidur, Joshi, Pramod K.

“…Although the COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in about a 24% decline in India's GDP during the April–June 2020 quarter, the nation's agricultural sector, somewhat…”
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Heterogeneity in male and female farmers’ preference for a profit‐enhancing and labor‐saving technology: The case of Direct‐Seeded Rice (DSR) in India by Joshi, Pramod K., Khan, Md Tajuddin, Kishore, Avinash

“…Labor‐saving and income‐increasing technologies may affect women farmers differently from men. However, very few studies explicitly account for women's…”
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Monopsonists, Disruptive Innovation and Food Security: The Case of High‐Value Commodity by Mishra, Ashok K., Kumar, Anjani, Joshi, Pramod K., Dsouza, Alwin

“…Private firms in monopsony undertake disruptive innovation like contract farming (CF), where the firm invests in the food supply chain, provides credit,…”
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Targeting Agricultural Investments and Input Subsidies in Low-Income Lagging Regions of India by Bathla, Seema, Joshi, Pramod K., Kumar, Anjani

“…Poverty in India has been declining consistently over the years, yet it is home to 172 million poor people. Most of India’s poor are concentrated in rural…”
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Food safety measures and food security of smallholder dairy farmers: Empirical evidence from Bihar, India by Kumar, Anjani, Mishra, Ashok K., Saroj, Sunil, Sonkar, Vinay K., Thapa, Ganesh, Joshi, Pramod K.

“…Using farm‐level data from dairy farmers in India's Bihar state and the two‐stage residual inclusion method, this study investigates the impact of the adoption…”
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Innovations in financing of agri-food value chains in China and India: Lessons and policies for inclusive financing by Chen, Kevin Z, Joshi, Pramod K, Cheng, Enjiang, Birthal, Pratap S

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Impact of contract farming on yield, costs and profitability in low-value crop: evidence from a low-income country by Mishra, Ashok K, Kumar, Anjani, Joshi, Pramod K, D’Souza, Alwin

“…Lentils, a low-value and highly nutritious crop, are Nepal’s largest pulse cash crop. However, the majority of the nation’s smallholders produce lentils on…”
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Impact of the eKutir ICT-enabled social enterprise and its distributed micro-entrepreneur strategy on fruit and vegetable consumption: A quasi-experimental study in rural and urban communities in Odisha, India by Dubé, Laurette, McRae, Cameron, Wu, Yun-Hsuan, Ghosh, Samik, Allen, Summer, Ross, Daniel, Ray, Saibal, Joshi, Pramod K., McDermott, John, Jha, Srivardhini, Moore, Spencer

“…•ICT-enabled ecosystems improve fruit and vegetable consumption for farmers in Odisha.•Farm-level homegrown consumption mediates overall fruit and vegetable…”
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Innovations in financing of agri-food value chains in China and India by Chen, Kevin Z, Joshi, Pramod K, Cheng, Enjiang, Birthal, Pratap S

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to synthesize lessons from the agricultural value chain models and their associated financing mechanisms in China and…”
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Harmonizing the Water–Energy–Food Nexus in Haryana: An Exploration of Technology and Policy Options by Tyagi, Narendra K., Joshi, Pramod K.

“…This research deals with harmonization of groundwater and the energy nexus in the state of Haryana, in the arid Trans-Gangetic plain (India), which is faced…”
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