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Record Nr.

UNINA9910696880403321

Autore

Persaud Suresh Chand <1969->

Titolo

The role of policy and industry structure in India's oilseed markets [[electronic resource] /] / Seresh Persaud and Maurice R. Landes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, , [2006]

Descrizione fisica

iv, 52 pages : color illustrations ; ; 28 cm

Collana

Economic research report ; ; 17

Altri autori (Persone)

LandesMaurice

Soggetti

Oil industries - India

Oilseed plants - Processing - India

Agriculture and state - India

Free trade - India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on July 22, 2008).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-36).

Sommario/riassunto

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.