02375oam 2200457Ia 450 991069688040332120080724091812.0(CKB)5470000002382075(OCoLC)70106665(EXLCZ)99547000000238207520060614d2006 ua 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe role of policy and industry structure in India's oilseed markets[electronic resource] /Seresh Persaud and Maurice R. Landes[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service,[2006]iv, 52 pages color illustrations ;28 cmEconomic research report ;17Title from title screen (viewed on July 22, 2008).Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-36).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.Oil industriesIndiaOilseed plantsProcessingIndiaAgriculture and stateIndiaFree tradeIndiaOil industriesOilseed plantsProcessingAgriculture and stateFree tradePersaud Suresh Chand1969-1391712Landes Maurice1402550United States.Department of Agriculture.Economic Research Service.OREOREGPOBOOK9910696880403321The role of policy and industry structure in India's oilseed markets3548473UNINA