The role of policy and industry structure in India's oilseed markets / Seresh Persaud and Maurice R. Landes.
| Author/creator | Persaud, Suresh Chand, 1969- |
| Other author | Landes, Maurice. |
| Other author | United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Washington, D.C. ] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, [2006] |
| Description | iv, 52 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS97685 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Economic research report ; 17 Economic research report (United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service) ; no. 17. ^A613631 |
| Summary | High tariff and nontariff protection of the Indian oilseed sector imposes costs on consumers, supports an inefficient processing industry, and has led to negligible gains in oilseed output. Model-based simulations indicate that higher levels of protection would increase the burden on consumers, but do little to meet key policy goals of supporting producers and reducing import dependence. A shift to direct support of oilseed producer prices would increase output, but may be complex to implement and subject to WTO discipline. Liberalization of oilseed imports, by permitting large gains in processing efficiency, could generate a stream of benefits that would allow producers, consumers, and processors to be better off, and also improve the trade balance. |
| General note | Title from title screen (viewed on July 22, 2008). |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-36). |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. [Washington, D.C.? : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, ERS], Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: PDF reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: Internet from the USDA web site. Address as of 7/22/2008: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ERR17/ERR17.pdf; current access is available via PURL. |
| GPO item number | 0042-V (online) |
| Govt. docs number | A 93.73:17 |
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