Vegetable Consumption in India: Supply Chain and Prices

Motkuri, Venkatanarayana (2020): Vegetable Consumption in India: Supply Chain and Prices.

Abstract

The present note looks into production, supply and consumption of vegetables in India and impact of prices in its consumption.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Vegetables, Food, Food Prices, India
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q11 - Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis ; Prices; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q18 - Agricultural Policy ; Food Policy

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