Making Pulses Affordable Again: Policy Options from the Farm to Retail in India
Published By: IFPRI on eSS | Published Date: September , 2016Rising prices and declining consumption of pulses cause concern in terms of both nutrition and food
inflation in India. This paper outlines policy strategies to increase the availability of pulses at affordable
prices in India and also points out limitations of some of the most common recommendations for
achieving these objectives. There seems to be no option but to increase domestic production of pulses in
India. [Discussion Paper 01555].
Author(s): P.K. Joshi, Avinash Kishore, Devesh Roy | Posted on: Sep 16, 2016 | Views() | Download (528)