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| Introduction |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Authors |
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| Section I Actors |
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1 Nature of Agribusiness Supply Chain |
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1.2 Logistics and Supply Chain |
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1.4.3 Supply Chain Network |
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1.4.4 Corporate and Organized Business |
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1.5.1 Players and Their Activities |
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1.5.2 Needs of Producers and Consumers |
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2.2 Categorization of Inputs |
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2.3 Growth of Inputs Manufacturing Sector |
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2.4 Manufacturing and Processing |
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2.4.1 Supply Chain Challenges |
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A2.1.1 Transportation Options and Challenges for a Fertilizer Manufacturing Firm |
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A2.1.2 Indian Fertilizer Industry |
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A2.1.3 Freight Rate Management by Government |
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A2.1.4 Company Background |
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A2.1.5 Demand and Distribution Pattern |
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A2.1.6 Transportation Challenges |
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3 Farm Output: Market Intermediaries |
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3.3.2 Through Wholesalers and Intermediaries |
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3.3.2.2 Informal Financial System and Intermediation |
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3.3.2.3 Procurement by Government Agencies and Cooperatives |
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3.3.3 Producers' Cooperative |
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A3.1.1 Agricultural Crops and Intermediation Process: Pomegranate and Banana |
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89 | (3) |
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4.5 Industrial Production |
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5.2 Size of Indian Retail |
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128 | (4) |
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132 | (5) |
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5.5 Supply Chain Challenges |
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5.6 Role of Intermediaries |
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5.7 Foreign Direct Investment |
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| Section II Intrinsic Issues |
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6.2 Facilities at Source: Case of Different Products |
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6.2.4 Plantation White Sugar |
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6.2.5 Other Perishable Products |
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6.3 Distribution and Value Addition |
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6.5 Direct Marketing through Wholesale Markets |
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6.10 Supply and Demand Side Risks |
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7.2.3.2 Facilitates Buying and Selling |
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7.2.3.3 Competitive Advantage |
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182 | (1) |
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7.2.3.7 Sustainable Agriculture |
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7.2.3.8 Incentives for Fair Trade |
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7.3 Stages of Supply Chain |
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7.3.3 Storage and Distribution |
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7.4 Need for a Structured Approach |
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7.6 International Policies |
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190 | (3) |
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7.7 Role of Government Agencies |
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198 | (2) |
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7.8.2 World Agricultural Trade |
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7.8.3.2 Fruit and Vegetable Trade to the European Union |
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7.9 Secondary and Tertiary Processing |
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Grading of Cashew Kernels (Whole) |
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202 | (1) |
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Grading of Fruits and Vegetables—Minimum Requirements for Export to EU Countries |
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American Spice Trade Association (ASTA) Cleanliness Specifications for Turmeric |
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Codex Standard for Wheat and Durum Wheat: Quality and Safety Factors |
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Quality Information Requirements for Import of Food Products into India |
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Commodity Grading and Marketing Rules |
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National and International Standards—Websites List |
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8.3 Classifications of Agricultural Risks |
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8.3.1.3 Water and Irrigation |
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8.3.1.4 Weather and Climate |
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8.3.1.5 Farm Inputs and Management |
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221 | (4) |
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8.3.2.1 Market and Price Risks Drivers |
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8.4.1.1 Financial Inputs and Calamity Relief: Insurance |
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8.4.1.2 Post-Harvest Management and Value Addition |
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8.4.2.1 Government Policy Instruments |
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8.4.2.2 Electronic Spot Exchanges |
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Agricultural Land Use in India |
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238 | (3) |
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241 | (2) |
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Potential Risks and Their Management (Indicative) |
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| Section III Support Systems |
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9.4 Transportation Network |
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9.6.3 Inadequate and Poor Infrastructure |
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9.8 Communication Network |
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260 | (2) |
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Infrastructure Required in the Wholesale Market |
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NHDP Projects as on December 2011 |
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267 | (2) |
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Projections for Agri Supply Chain Infrastructure in the Public Sector |
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269 | (2) |
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Web Portals on Agri Market Information |
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272 | (1) |
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10 Information Technology |
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273 | (1) |
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10.3 Enterprise Resource Planning |
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275 | (3) |
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10.4 Supply-Chain-Centric Applications |
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278 | (3) |
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10.5 Internet Technologies |
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281 | (3) |
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282 | (2) |
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286 | (1) |
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288 | (7) |
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SME Cluster: Processing of Coconut Kernel and Extraction of Oil—A Case Study at Kangeyam, Tirupur District |
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288 | (1) |
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Sourcing of Coconut and Kernels |
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288 | (1) |
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Process Cluster at Kangeyam |
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289 | (2) |
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Information and Price Efficiency |
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292 | (3) |
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Cloud Computing and Its Perspectives |
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295 | (2) |
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11.3 Problems in Synchronization |
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11.5 Credit Structure in India |
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11.5.1 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (3) |
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11.7 Corporates in Agribusiness |
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314 | (2) |
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316 | (1) |
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Prevalence of Indebtedness in India |
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317 | (3) |
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List of Organizations under Department of Agriculture and Cooperation |
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Structure of Commodity Markets in India |
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12.2.1 As a Direct Player |
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12.2.2 Food Corporation of India (FCI) |
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12.2.3 Public Distribution System |
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326 | (1) |
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12.2.4 Buffer Stock Creation |
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12.2.5 Price Control Mechanism |
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328 | (1) |
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12.2.6 Essential Commodities Act, 1955 |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (3) |
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332 | (1) |
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12.6 As a Facilitating Institution |
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12.7 Trade Negotiations and Subsidy |
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12.7.1 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 1947 |
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12.7.2 Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (URAA), 1986-1994 |
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12.7.3 World Trade Organization (WTO), 1995 |
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12.7.4 Doha Negotiations, 2001 |
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338 | (1) |
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Important Agri Business Websites |
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338 | (2) |
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340 | (2) |
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340 | (2) |
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Minimum Support Price ( /Quintal) for Nonfoodgrains According to Crop Year (Fair Average Quality) |
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342 | (2) |
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Public Distribution System—Procurement, Off-Take and Stocks (Million Tonnes) |
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Important Cooperatives Acts |
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Some of the Leading Government Organizations in the Agro-Based Sector (Indicative List) |
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Commission of Agricultural Costs and Prices |
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Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) |
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346 | (1) |
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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
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346 | (1) |
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Food Corporation of India (FCI) |
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Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) |
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348 | (1) |
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Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA) |
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348 | (1) |
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National Dairy Development Board |
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1 Bayer CropScience: Science for a Better Supply Chain |
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351 | (18) |
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2 Marico: Disintermediating the Copra Supply Chain |
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369 | (24) |
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3 Hasmukhbhai K. Nakum: Cold Storage Entrepreneur |
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393 | (48) |
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441 | (28) |
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515 | (18) |
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7 Woolworths Limited, Australia |
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8 Akshaya Patra, Gandhinagar |
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