Sustaining Rapid Growth in India's Fertilizer Consumption


Book Description

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.




Sri Lanka's Development Since Independence


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Social, political, economic and constitutional developments are considered as well as the evolution of science and arts in the development process. This is in accordance with the Sri Lankan tradition of seeing the world as a connected whole."--BOOK JACKET.




Food Subsidies in Egypt


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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.







The Effects of Food Price and Subsidy Policies on Egyptian Agriculture


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Extract: The aim of this study is to determine how rapid growth in consumer subsidies has affected agriculture. Therefore, government spending on agriculture is examined, and the government's price policies on inputs and output and its interventions in allocation and marketing are evaluated.




A review of food subsidy research at IFPRI


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Since its earliest years IFPRI has conducted research on food subsidies, concentrating on methods to achieve the social objectives of subsidies without undue distortion of the economy or excessive economic and political costs. Studies have been conducted in eleven countries, several of which have been the site of more than one project. IFPRI research on food subsidies has had, and continues to have, significant impact at the country level. Moreover, the cumulative weight of the research has influenced how the development community regards food subsidy issues.




Policy modeling of a dual grain market


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







Egypt's Food Subsidy and Rationing System


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Research report on food policy and the food subsidy and rationing system in Egypt - considers the origins of the system, food security structure, commodity marketing channels and principal commoditys subsidised; examines food policy decision making and regional level economic administration, as well as distributional and nutritional implications in urban areas and rural areas; discusses current food policy trends. Bibliography, diagrams, statistical tables.