Export specialisation and India's agricultural transformation

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This paper examines whether export specialisation is a catalyst for agricultural transformation in India. Analysis has shown that India’s export of agricultural products has increased from 1.35 per ce...
Non-bovine milk can play a key role in achieving the UN 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and its 17 inter-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in South Asia. Milk from goat, camel and y...
AGRICULTURE, POPULATION, CASTE AND CLASS
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This paper examines whether export specialisation is a catalyst for agricultural transformation in India. Analysis has shown that India’s export of agricultural products has increased from 1.35 per cent in 2001 to 2.61 in 2019 and there is a significant agricultural trade surplus generated over time. Two products—rice and crustaceans accounted for nearly one-third of export value in 2017-2019 with...
Non-bovine milk can play a key role in achieving the UN 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and its 17 inter-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in South Asia. Milk from goat, camel and yak provides nutritional security in disadvantaged geographical regions and traditional non-bovine milk products contribute towards the management of chronic diseases. Significantly, South Asia leads i...