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Costs and benefits of food subsidies in India
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Author | George, Poykayil Simon |
| Spatial Coverage | India |
| Description | Government interventions in foodgrain markets have existed in India in one form or another for about four decades, starting during the Second World War. Because supplies from Burma were cut off during the war, price controls and movement restrictions were introduced by the government; subsequently, other measures were added with a view to providing a minimum supply at subsidized prices. The major components of the government's food management policy over time have included procurement from domestic producers, monopoly imports, trade regulations, price controls, food distribution through fair-price shops, and buffer-stock operations (Chopra, 1981; Gupta, 1977; H. Knight, 1954; and Wall, 1978). |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/7e12150e-e78b-490a-bfe9-85cdd9514a1f |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| Publisher Date | 1988-01-01 |
| Publisher Place | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Subsidies Developing Countries Food Aid Agricultural Policies |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
