Anomalies of Rice Production and Procurement in Telangana

Motkuri, Venkatanarayana (2020): Anomalies of Rice Production and Procurement in Telangana.

Abstract

Under the regulated farming strategy and directions of the Telangana state government, the area under rice cultivation in the state is to be restricted. One wonders, whether this policy is to contain the procurement burden that the state government has been bearing.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Agriculture, Rice, Procurement, Telangana
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q13 - Agricultural Markets and Marketing ; Cooperatives ; Agribusiness; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q18 - Agricultural Policy ; Food Policy

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