International Trade and Food Security: The Future of Indian Agriculture

Content: International Trade and Food Security: The Future of Indian Agriculture
 Copyright
 Contents
 Contributors
 Foreword
 Preface
 Acronyms
 1: Introduction
 The Organization of the Book
 2: Transformation of Indian Agriculture Following Economic Liberalization
 Indian Economic and Agricultural Performance
 Evolution of Agricultural Trade
 Structure of global agricultural trade
 India-European Union trade in agricultural commodities
 Challenges and Opportunities Thus Far
 Boosting investments and rationalizing subsidies
 Agricultural credit --
extending the outreach of formal credit Irrigation --
expanding infrastructure and ensuring better management of water resourcesEmerging private sector participation
 Diversifying consumption patterns --
inducing supply response
 Key agricultural policies and initiatives --
implications for growth and food security
 Addressing productivity issues
 Improving economic access to food through improved livelihood options
 Improving economic access to food through support price and procurement policies
 Promoting agricultural diversification
 Agricultural trade policies
 The Way Forward
 Notes
 References 3: Food Consumption Pattern and Nutritional Security among Rural Households in India: Impact of Cross-cutting Rural Employment PoliciesIntroduction
 Components of MGNREGA
 Categorization of Rural Households by Region, Farm size and Income Level
 Rural Households' Linkage with MGNREGA
 Dynamics of MGNREGA Job Card Holders
 Job card holding
 Employment seeking
 MGNREGA beneficiaries
 Duration of employment
 State-wise economic dynamics of rural households
 Dietary pattern and nutritional status
 Non-food expenditure pattern
 Conclusions
 Note
 References 4: Food Demand and Supply Projections to 2030: IndiaIntroduction
 Categorization of Households
 Food Demand Projections
 Analytical Approach
 Food demand at home
 Home-away food demand projections
 Food demand projections outside home
 Total household food demand
 Population projections
 Income growth
 Indirect demand for food
 Different Demand Scenarios
 Food basket in India: the changing trends
 Food demand elasticity
 Dietary Pattern Projections
 Food Demand Projections for Human Consumption
 Indirect Demand Projections for Food Grains
 Seed
 Feed
 Industrial use
 Wastages Total Indirect Demand ProjectionsDemand Projections for Food Grains
 Demand Projections for High-value Commodities
 Edible oils
 Sugar
 Vegetables
 Fruits
 Milk
 Fish
 Meat
 Poultry meat
 Eggs
 Supply Projections
 Domestic supply projections
 Supply growth
 Supply response elasticities
 Domestic supply growth
 Domestic supply projections for commodities
 Wheat
 Coarse cereals
 Total cereals
 Pulses
 Food grains
 Edible oils
 Sugar
 High-value commodities
 Vegetables
 Fruits
 Milk
 Meat
 Eggs
 Fish
 Conclusions
 Note
 References
 Tables for Appendices