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Papers by Sendhil Ramadas

Nutrition, Jan 31, 2024

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The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

The present study reveals the resource and infrastructure disparities of dairy development in Ind... more The present study reveals the resource and infrastructure disparities of dairy development in India. The relative progress of the states in dairying was measured by multitude of developmental indicators. To get a lucid picture, a composite Dairy Progressiveness Index (DPI) with 20 indicators was developed for 16 states of India. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was employed for the construction of DPI. As per the indices score, Punjab, Kerala, Haryana, Goa and Gujarat were categorized as highly dairy progressive states. Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh were categorized as moderate dairy progressive states while West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha states were grouped as least dairy progressive states. The study implicates the strong need to develop organized marketing network along with reforms in dairy cooperatives as well as producer companies in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and...

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Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

This paper analyses the dynamics of the per capita expenditure on various food groups (including ... more This paper analyses the dynamics of the per capita expenditure on various food groups (including cereals) across income groups, as well as the consumption of cereals, and calorie intake in India.

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Plants

Wheat is a major staple food crop for food security in India and South Asia. The current rate (0.... more Wheat is a major staple food crop for food security in India and South Asia. The current rate (0.8–1.2%) of genetic gain in wheat is significantly shorter than the 2.4% needed to meet future demand. The changing climate and increased yield loss due to factors such as terminal heat stress necessitate the need for climate-resilient practices to sustain wheat production. At ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research in Karnal, Haryana, India, a new High Yield Potential Trial (HYPT) was conceptualized and subsequently conducted at six locations in the highly productive North Western Plain Zone (NWPZ). An attempt was made to harness higher wheat yields through the best pipeline genotypes suitable for early sowing and modified agronomic practices to explore the feasibility of a new approach that is profitable to farmers. The modified agronomic practices included like early sowing, application of 150% recommended dose of fertilizers, and two sprays of growth regulators (Chlormaquat...

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African journal of agricultural research

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Indian journal of agricultural economics, 2006

Food being the foremost basic need gets the priority in the pattern of expenditure of people, esp... more Food being the foremost basic need gets the priority in the pattern of expenditure of people, especially the poor class. Access to food demands affordability, which depends upon the twin factors, namely, income of the people and prices prevailing in the country. Slower growth in income than prices would undermine the purchasing power, resulting in inadequate access to food and calorie consumption. Foodgrains account for about four-fifth of the calorie intake of the poor and an increase in cereal prices could significantly reduce the calorie intake of the poor, as it is sensitive to cereal prices. The dietary changes that characterise the “nutrition transition” include both quantitative and qualitative changes in the diet. Income, prices, individual preferences and beliefs, cultural traditions as well as geographical, environmental, social and economic factors all interact in a complex manner to shape the dietary consumption pattern (WHO, 2003). India has achieved self-sufficiency in...

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Indian Journal of Extension Education, 2022

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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Despite technological innovations and interventions since Green Revolution, the productivity in f... more Despite technological innovations and interventions since Green Revolution, the productivity in food crops is much lower than their benchmarks causing a serious concern. The paper has examined the trends in productivity and trade coupled with efficiency gaps in Indian agriculture for major food commodities (1995-96 to 2015-16). Analysis indicated the overwhelming performance of staple commodities like rice and wheat, but it also highlighted for prioritization of production deficient commodity groups like pulses and oilseeds owing to the increasing demand. Regional differences in productivity led to variation in the estimated efficiency across crops. Efforts should be taken to increase the yield on par with the benchmark states followed by devising strategies to enhance the acreage under crops for a majorquantum jump. Despite surplus production in staple commodities, their supply along with other essential food items have to be ensured on sustainable basis for increasing the overall ...

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Commodities, 2023

Uncertain price movement in staple food commodities puts agrarian economies at risk if not monito... more Uncertain price movement in staple food commodities puts agrarian economies at risk if not monitored and managed consistently. Hence, an attempt has been made to analyze the price behavior and integration across major wholesale and retail markets for rice and wheat in India.
Monthly data (July 2000 to June 2022) on prices viz. wholesale and retail were sourced from the Food and Agriculture Organization and analyzed using growth rate, instability index, seasonal price index, Bai-Perron’s test for structural breaks, Johansen’s test on cointegration, Granger causality test, and impulse response function. Findings indicated strong evidence of price dynamics in the selected markets in terms of spatial and temporal variation, clear-cut seasonality linking to production, and price divergence between wholesale and retail markets. Johansen’s test indicated a strong
cointegration between wholesale and retail prices after accounting for structural breaks, exhibiting unidirectional-, bidirectional- and no causality. Impulse response analysis revealed that the selected wheat and rice markets are efficient in terms of ‘price discovery’ which takes place initially in the wholesale market, and is then transmitted to the retail market. The study advocates decision-making information to the producers, traders, and consumers who are interested in taking advantage of the price movement. It is concluded that strengthening the market intelligence and reducing the distortion in markets will improve the existing overall performance.

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The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Indian milk production has shown remarkable performance during last four decades. Although the de... more Indian milk production has shown remarkable performance during last four decades. Although the demand for milk is increasing at faster pace in consonance with increasing per capita income, changing dietary pattern, rapid urbanization and burgeoning population, some milk producers do not find milk production as sufficiently remunerative. Keeping these facts in view, a study was conducted to document the present status and future aspirations of dairy farmers in India by 2020. Haryana, Maharashtra and Odisha states were purposively selected from highly, moderately and least dairy progressive states by stratified random sampling, respectively. The total sample size was 900 containing 300 dairy farmers from each state. Study revealed that there is a likelihood of increase in average herd size in all the three states, although number of dairy farmers are likely to decrease. In Haryana, buffalo based system will remain dominating, large scale crossbred and pure indigenous farms will arise....

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The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Wheat occupies a prime position in supplementing the food security needs of India. Price forecast... more Wheat occupies a prime position in supplementing the food security needs of India. Price forecast related to a food commodity is essential in executing policies which ensure market support. Keeping this in view, an attempt was made to forecast monthly wholesale wheat prices adopting ARIMA model in spatially separated markets of India using the historical data sourced from AGMARK price portal (July 2002-June 2018). Wheat prices exhibited a clearcut seasonality captured through monthly price indices. The prices were found to be highest during the crop season (November-March) as it is the production phase lacking market supply and lowest during post-harvest season (June- October) wherein supply surge is witnessed. The average seasonal price variation and intra-year price rise were found to be highest in Haryana, followed by Punjab. Forecasted prices estimated by fitting the ARIMA model were found to be higher for low or negligible wheat producing states such as Kerala and Karnataka, an...

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Article, 2022

Despite the fact that India is the highest milk producer in the world, dynamic production and con... more Despite the fact that India is the highest milk producer in the world, dynamic production and consumption pattern of milk furnishes immense scope for analyzing the existing dairy value chains in the country. Value chain analysis is important to understand the prevailing market situation, interrelationships among the core actors, their market participation and issues & challenges involved in the value chain. Main objective of the study is to analyze the value chains of milk in organized dairy sector comprising of cooperative and private dairies of Haryana. Chain wide learning method was employed to analyze the detailed value chain of milk considering the stakeholders from input suppliers to consumers for improving the performance of value chain. The empirical evidences indicated that procurement, chilling and processing costs were higher in the cooperative dairy than the private dairy plant. However, the cooperative plant realized higher producers' share in consumers' price (76.16%) than the private dairy plant (75.15%) with a higher degree of marketing efficiency (3.20). Therefore, attention must be given the mobilize large number of farmers towards organized dairy sector by providing modern technologies and training facilities to strengthen the value chain management practices for tapping the commercial potential of Indian dairy sector.

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The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

The study identified and prioritized the climate induced gender specific vulnerability of the sel... more The study identified and prioritized the climate induced gender specific vulnerability of the selected households pursuing crop and dairy enterprises in the three villages, one each from Karnal, Yamunanagar and Sirsa districts of Haryana, adopted under the Technology Demonstration Component of the National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) Project. As per the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, data were collected from 90 households (30 households / village) and then computed the overall vulnerability index based on the exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity indices, using 17 indicators extracted through Principal Component Analysis. High vulnerability was found in 21.11% households (mean vulnerability index value of 0.6201) and 41.11% households were found vulnerable to a medium level (mean vulnerability index value 0.3631). Significant difference was revealed in the overall exposure and overall adaptive capacity between districts. The overall vulnera...

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Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development, 2016

India has achieved a record wheat production of 93.9 mt during 2011-12. Punjab is one of the lead... more India has achieved a record wheat production of 93.9 mt during 2011-12. Punjab is one of the leading states in wheat production (17.94 mt) with second highest productivity of 5.10 t/ha and contribute significantly to the central grain pool. The wheat front line demonstrations conducted during 2011-12 have indicated a yield gap of 5.3 q/ha in Punjab and weed problem is considered to be one of the important reasons for not attaining the desired yield. Not only weeds cause 25 to 30 percent yield loss in wheat crop but increases cost of cultivation, interfere with agricultural operations, impair quality, and acts as an alternate host for several insect pests, diseases, and nematodes. Weeds also account for about one third of total losses caused by the pests of wheat. A survey was conducted during 2011-12 in randomly selected districts of Punjab viz., Patiala, Sangrur, Jalandhar and Mansa representing rice-wheat, rice-potato-wheat, ri ce-maize-wheat and cotton-wheat rotations. The results of the survey indicated that respondents were aware of crop rotation strategy to manage weeds and more than 43 percent of them had adopted it. All the sample farmers applied herbicides to control weeds, some of them did use herbicide twice in the same year. To achieve higher production, there should be timely sowing (last week of October to 20 November), adopt zero tillage technique, grow latest recommended varieties, seed treatment, maximum usage of certified/quality seeds, nutrient usage as per soil testing, timely control of weeds with uniform spray using flat fan nozzle and rotation of herbicides and crop rotations as effective strategies to control weeds.

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Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, Mar 17, 2019

The present study classified the dairy production system of India based on its functional dynamis... more The present study classified the dairy production system of India based on its functional dynamism. The extent of functional dynamism of dairy sector in different states of India was determined using composite dairy production system index which was developed on the basis of optimum combination of 26 indicators by the method of principal component analysis. Twenty states which have major contribution in overall milk production of the country were selected and delineated into three categories, viz. dynamic, transient and subsistence dairy production systems. As per the indices score, the dairy production system of Kerala, Punjab, Goa, Haryana, Gujarat and Rajasthan were delineated as dynamic dairy production system. Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, were categorized as transient dairy production system while Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand states were grouped as subsistence dairy production system. The study implicates the necessity for increasing the milk production and productivity of bovines in West Bengal, Odisha and Goa by genetic improvement through crossbreeding, selective breeding and upgradation programmes. Increasing the area under fodder and pastures as well as fodder availability need further focus in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar. States like Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand need impetus in improving their veterinary infrastructure. Development of organized milk marketing and value addition network would further strengthen the dairy sector in all the states. Policy makers should concentrate on state-centric interventions to bring more dynamism in the dairy production system on the basis of identified gaps.

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Book Chapter, 2017

Theoretically, productivity is defined as the ratio of output to input. The partial productivity ... more Theoretically, productivity is defined as the ratio of output to input. The partial productivity measures viz., labour productivity, fertilizer productivity, water productivity and land productivity are of limited use in the context of multiple outputs produced and multiple inputs used. Generally, in agriculture output(s) is produced with application of multiple inputs. In such case, the productivity concept is extended beyond single output and single input. Hence, an alternative approach - Total Factor Productivity (TFP) – is used to measure the productivity which relates aggregate output index to aggregate input index. Thus, the TFP is the rate of growth of output over the rate of growth of inputs. It can be computed by the following methods 1. Growth Accounting Approach 2. Malmquist Index 3. Tornquist Index 4. Divisia Index. Estimation of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) has been explained in this chapter

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Social Science Research Network, Aug 25, 2019

Frontline demonstration (FLD) is an adaptive research on the improved varieties and technologies,... more Frontline demonstration (FLD) is an adaptive research on the improved varieties and technologies, which is demonstrated by the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) at selected farmers’ fields who will be the beneficiaries of the programme. Wheat is an important cereal crop of India fulfilling food as well as nutritional security of millions. The crop has been under cultivation in around 30 mha with annual production crossing 100 million tonnes in the recent past. Despite India being the second largest producer of wheat, there exists regional variation in production across states as well as agro-climatic zones. FLD on wheat has played a significant role in acreage expansion through variety percolation as well as yield enhancement. The FLD is a planned programme, executed and evaluated with the people, and they are taught and motivated to act. Under the programme, the extension workers act as a catalyst, a change agent who set up the learning situation (demonstration) for the farmers and use them for horizontal dissemination of technology through farmers’ day, print and electronic media. Farmers from the neighbouring villages are invited to interact with the FLD farmers. The programme not only aims at developing the individual but leadership qualities as well so that the users are also benefited. Finally, the findings/impact of the programme is given wide coverage through mass media. The present bulletin highlights operational guidelines of FLDs, analyse the decadal trends in FLDs allotted, conducted, varieties and technologies demonstrated at farmers’ field across India with the assistance of the cooperating centres, followed by yield gain state wise & zone wise through demonstrations against standard check varieties/technologies. In a span of ten years (2008-09 to 2017-18), it has been estimated that around 5668 FLDs have been conducted to popularise 10 most prominent wheat production technologies including improved varieties (bread, durum & dicoccum) covering an area of 5668 hectares and benefitting 13318 farmers. For conducting the programme successfully at different locations, 83 centres have cooperated from 5 wheat growing zones and the success rate has been estimated at 91.86 per cent. The immediate output of the programme is the realisation of incremental yield and it was found to be 26.68 per cent across all locations and technologies. Barring, Nagaland, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, it was found that the realised yield levels through demonstrations was much higher than the decadal average national yield. Haryana registered the highest mean yield at farmer’s field (5180 kg/ha), followed by Punjab (5110 kg/ha) and Delhi (4880 kg/ha). The FLD programme has been instrumental in faster dissemination of recent varieties in remotest areas of the country. Among demonstrated varieties, the realised mean yield was highest for HD 3086 (49.43 q/ha) from around 421 demonstrations in north western plains zone. The highest number of demonstrations was for HD 2967 (1511) indicating the most popular and mega variety in the northern plain regions. Among technologies, 502 demonstrations have been conducted for bio-fertilizers, followed by zero tillage (341) and rotavator (81). Regression analysis indicated that the positive impact on yield gain exists due to the demonstration of resource conservation technologies as well as per cent of FLDs conducted. Clearly, the decadal (2008-09 to 2017-18) impact analysis on wheat FLDs at farmers’ field establish the fact that demonstrations carry the successful technologies from lab to land resulting in incremental yield and income security of farmers.

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Nutrition, Jan 31, 2024

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The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

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Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

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Plants

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African journal of agricultural research

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Indian journal of agricultural economics, 2006

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Indian Journal of Extension Education, 2022

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Commodities, 2023

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Article, 2022

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The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

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Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development, 2016

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Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, Mar 17, 2019

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Book Chapter, 2017

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Social Science Research Network, Aug 25, 2019

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Preprint (SSRN), 2020

COVID-19 incidence in India, impacted the food market, wheat in particular, as the crop harvest c... more COVID-19 incidence in India, impacted the food market, wheat in particular, as the crop harvest coincided with the lockdown disrupting the supply chain and prices posing a few researchable issues - the lockdown effect on wheat supply chain; how the state intervention bolstered the sector to restore; the insights the government interventions offer, etc. The study, using the interrupted time series analysis, investigated the disruption in wheat supply chain, and captured the impact of lockdown on wheat prices. Despite relaxation allowed to agricultural-related activities, lack of transport and labour shortage were reported. Nevertheless, the country registered a record wheat procurement of 38.99 million tonnes. Though the prices spiked post-lockdown, there was no evidence of structural-break and persisting volatility. The ﬁndings affirm that supply chain disruption is the main driver for the observed price changes and government interventions like staggered procurement and logistics support resulted in restoration of the wheat economy. The relief measures, infrastructure and its efficient usage, and easing restrictions rendered resilience to wheat supply chain against the COVID-19 shocks. The experience of coordinated efforts of the state machinery and the cooperative farm communities offers confidence about the national capacities to manage disasters of even greater scale in agriculture.

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GM Crops & Food, 2022

In this study, we present the bibliometric trends emerging from research outputs on consumer perc... more In this study, we present the bibliometric trends emerging from research outputs on consumer perception and preference for genetically modified (GM) foods and policy prescriptions for enabling the consumption using VOSviewer visualization software. Consumers’ positive response is largely influenced by the decision of the governments to ban or approve the GM crops cultivation. Similarly, the public support increases when the potential benefits of the technology are well articulated, consumption increases with a price discount, people’s trust on the government and belief in science increases with a positive influence by the media. Europe and the USA are the first region and country, respectively, in terms of the number of active institutions per research output, per-capita GDP publication and citations. We suggest research-, agri-food industries-, and society oriented policies to be implemented by the stakeholders to ensure the safety of GM foods, encourage consumer-based studies, and increase public awareness toward these food products.

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Research Article, 2021

Ranking test entries or test sites on a quality basis is very difficult in wheat as value additio... more Ranking test entries or test sites on a quality basis is very difficult in wheat as value addition is perceived by several grain properties and end-products. Here, a novel approach has been developed and tested by deriving wheat quality index based on principal component analysis of 13 physico-chemical grain parameters and 3 end products of 45 wheat varieties. Depending upon the observed index range (0.15 to 0.71), the cultivars were assorted into 3 distinct classes i.e. elite, moderate and poor. The top group ascertained high quality standards of grain suited for bread and chapati whereas bottom group assured better cookies quality. This technique was also tested to differentiate quality enriched test sites within a zone or demarcate the most suited production environments to harness good quality wheat. The index will have an implication on farmers (premium price for varietal segregation), industry (product specific quality cultivars), and consumers (superior quality products).

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Preprint, 2021

Blockchain technology (BCT), since its emergence touted to be disruptive, is gaining momentum esp... more Blockchain technology (BCT), since its emergence touted to be disruptive, is gaining momentum especially in the agri-food system owing to its multiple benefits. In the paper, we attempted to conduct a systematic bibliometric analysis of the BCT in the agri-food system. The analysis investigated the list of countries and institutions that conducted research on BCT in agriculture, growth trend analysis in research publications, bibliographic coupling of journals, followed by the countries and institutions researching on BCT. We discovered that many researchers have started exploring the implementation of BCT in agriculture sector and its application to resolve various issues in internet of things (IoT). China, the USA and India were the highly active countries on BCT research and publication, however, India has only limited research collaboration with the other countries as compared to China and the USA. The keyword analysis indicates the role of BCT in order to maintain the transparency of supply chain by means of protecting the privacy of personal data of the stakeholders. The analysis indicates that, inter alia, BCT offers multiple benefits and scope in the agri-food system in terms of enabling food safety and traceability, timely and transparent payment mechanism, record keeping, efficient supply chain management, and, warranting credit as well as insurance in the agri-food system. The paper also discusses the opportunities and challenges at the forefront followed by policy implications targeted for different stakeholders. Future research should aim to formulate policies in order to encourage implications of BCT in agricultural supply chain along with incorporating blockchain as a fragile sector in agriculture for ensuring undistorted competition among the stakeholders.

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Article, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the Indian agricultural system extensively. Nevertheless, the rec... more COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the Indian agricultural system extensively. Nevertheless, the recent quarterly GDP estimates post-COVID scenario showcase robustness and resilience in Indian agriculture, the only sector to register a positive growth of 3.4% during the financial year (FY here after) 2020–21 (Quarter 1: April 2020 to June 2020). At the same time, the immediate past quarter growth was estimated at 5.9% witnessing a decline by 2.5% point. In this context, we aim to synthesize the early evidence of the COVID-19 impact on the Indian agricultural system viz., production, marketing and consumption followed by a set of potential strategies to recover and prosper post-pandemic. Survey findings indicate that the pandemic has affected production and marketing through labour and logistical constraints, while the negative income shock restricted access to markets and increased prices of food commodities affecting the consumption pattern. The pandemic wreaked a substantial physical, social, economic and emotional havoc on all the stakeholders of Indian agricultural system. Seizing the crisis as an opportunity, the state announced a raft of measures and long-pending reforms. We propose a 10-point strategy ranging from social safety nets, family farming, monetizing buffer stock, staggered procurement to secondary agriculture to revive and prosper post-pandemic.

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Preprint, 2020

COVID-19 induced lockdown has disrupted the food markets and commodity prices in India. This pape... more COVID-19 induced lockdown has disrupted the food markets and commodity prices in India. This paper uses evidence from the official statistics on daily wholesale and retail prices (n=284) for major commodities by adopting interrupted time series analysis (ITSA). The results revealed that prices shot up immediately since lockdown, for chickpea, mung bean, and tomato. We find no evidence of structural break in food prices due to lockdown implying that the changes in prices caused by lockdown was not sufficient enough to alter the long-run price movement. ITSA confirmed the result as a majority of the commodity prices reverted indicating a negative post-intervention trend. We also triangulated the results with an online survey of 729 consumers coupled with a dipstick (telephone and personal interview) survey of 225 farmers. Despite the relaxation allowed for agricultural related activities during the lockdown, farmers reported disruption in disposing their winter produce barring wheat, covered by state procurement. The lockdown period coincided with the wheat harvest, the second most produced and consumed cereal in the country, resulting in a record procurement of 38.98 million tonnes in 2020. Consumers' survey indicated that the pandemic restricted the access to food markets and a majority (75.31%) experienced an increase in the price of food items across intensity of COVID incidence. The pandemic has impacted the consumers' livelihood from moderate (59.53%) to severe (3.3%) with 92 per cent reporting a change in shopping behavior. The Kruskal-Wallis test on Composite Consumption Behavior Change Index (CCBCI) indicated a significant shift among consumers who reported income change during the lockdown. The paper affirms that the pandemic has caused dramatic and unprecedented panic purchase by consumers as revealed by the survey. We strongly recommend for creation and functioning of suitable social safety nets to insulate vulnerable consumers and producers from the persistence and recurrence of pandemics.

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Project Report, 2017

Activities Done in the Project • Deciphered the socio-economic profile of the respondents • Docum... more Activities Done in the Project
• Deciphered the socio-economic profile of the respondents
• Documented the perception of farmers on climate change
• Mapped the sensitive stages in wheat production
• Identified the sensitive weeks in wheat production
• Suggested climate smart farming practices for sustainable wheat production

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Book, 2021

This book is an edited volume of chapters pertaining to 'Effective Extension Methods for Upscalin... more This book is an edited volume of chapters pertaining to 'Effective Extension Methods for Upscaling and Outscaling of Wheat and Barley Production Technologies'

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Book Chapter, 2020

Climate change is projected to affect wheat yields across the globe. The effect can be negative a... more Climate change is projected to affect wheat yields across the globe. The effect can be negative as well as positive. However, most of the predictions have shown a reduction in wheat yields across the globe. In the Indian scenario, till now we have been benefitting from this change. There is an increasing trend in wheat production of the country for the last 4-5 years. This increase can, however, be attributed equally to the management strategies and favorable climatic conditions. The global realization of climate change and its visualization in the form of decreasing global yields presses for development of climate-smart wheat. Conservation agricultural practices at present have been shown to be effective in mitigating the impact of climate changes. However, the development of stress-tolerant/resistant wheat cultivars is the best way forward.

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Technical Report, 2020

The progress report of the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Wheat and Barley pre... more The progress report of the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Wheat and Barley presents the status of FLDs conducted during 2019-20 at farmers field, yield gain, costs & returns from improved technologies along with the associated socio-economic constraints in wheat and barley production.

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Technical Report, 2019

ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research strives to ensure food and nutrition security ... more ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research strives to ensure food and nutrition security to all, improve the livelihood of farmers and promote sustainability in an equitable agri-food system. Unlike the past Annual Reports which used to be from April to March, the present one has been prepared for the calendar year 2019 highlighting the accomplishments and activities for the aforementioned period to advance the ICAR-IIWBR vision.

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Book Chapter, 2018

In agriculture, the role of technology generation system and technology transfer system is equall... more In agriculture, the role of technology generation system and technology transfer system is equally important. Traditionally dissemination of technological innovations is done by three methods viz; personal contact method, group contact method and mass contact method by using result and method demonstration methods. Farmers are enterprise owners in agriculture, and it is the responsibility of the Agricultural Extension System (AES) to transform the knowledge, skill and attitude of the farmers with the aim to enhance their farm productivity, production and profitability. An effective extension service makes for efficient Extension is an empowering system of sharing information, knowledge, technology, skills, risk & farm management practices, across agricultural sub sectors and along all aspects of the agricultural supply chain, so as to enable the farmers to realise higher net income from their enterprise on a sustainable basis.

ISBN: 978-93-5351-932-2

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Book Chapter, 2018

Seed has played very important role in agricultural growth since adoption of crop plants includin... more Seed has played very important role in agricultural growth since adoption of crop plants including wheat and barley for commercial cultivation. For seed to play a catalytic role, it should reach farmers in a good quality state, i.e high genetic and physical purity, good germination and free from diseases. In contrast to fertilizers and pesticides, farmers select and save seed to plant the next year's crop, and any off-farm seed from the formal sector should be of a better quality for farmers to invest in it. Therefore, the best production techniques need to be followed to produce good quality seed. The impact of semi-dwarf wheat varieties is immense in Indian agriculture and helped country to increase tenfold wheat production from 9.5 million tonnes in 1963-64 to 99.7 million tonnes in 2017-18. This un-precedential growth in wheat production could have been possible because of continuous replacement of old varieties with high yielding improved varieties as a result of concerted efforts of wheat researchers and a systematic and effective seed replacement mechanism. Seed delivery system in India is represented by both informal and formal systems in the proportion 55:45, respectively. The formal seed sector is well organized state operated seed production and distribution system whereas informal seed delivery system is the farmer driven localized seed delivery system in which farmers obtain, produce, conserve, improve and distribute seed in an unorganized open market without any regulations. The farmer seed systems are important in both good and bad agriculture years coming up with varieties gathered for which farmers opine as the most suitable system to meet the demand, and thus, provide an impetus to their being crucial link in maintaining crop diversity. It consists of multitude of individual farmers who select and save their own seed or exchange seed with others through traditional means such as gift, barter, labour exchange, cash transactions or social obligations.

ISBN: 978-93-5351-932-2

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Research Bulletin, 2019

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Book, 2018

Value chain consists of stakeholders and their collective actions including input and support ser... more Value chain consists of stakeholders and their collective actions including input and support services for production, marketing and distribution of the product till it reaches the final consumer under enabling environment. In the recent years, value chain is gaining momentum particularly in the context of doubling income of farmers by 2022. Value chain analysis is important in understanding the farmer practices in production methods, commodity linkage to markets, and critical constraints that limit productivity and farm efficiency. The role of extension/development functionaries in realizing the potential of a commodity in order to strengthen the value chain deserves a special mention. In order to equip them with the latest technological interventions and innovations, the present book highlights different options for strengthening the value chain in wheat and barley in the context of doubling farmers income.

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Income is the most relevant measure to assess farmers' economic well being and sectoral transform... more Income is the most relevant measure to assess farmers' economic well being and sectoral transformation. The crises and distresses plaguing the sector endanger the very livelihoods and welfare of the farmers. Indian Government with the intention giving enough policy thrust on income security, proposed to double the farmers' income by 2022, platinum jubilee year of the Indian independence. The present study analysed the current status of farmers' income across holding size and regions and attempted to decipher the scope and pathways for doubling income through potential drivers. The spatial and temporal trends in farm household income from crop production, livestock farming, wages and non-farm activities have been analysed for better understanding of the present scenario. The study tracked the farmers' household income across regions and holding size between 2003 and 2013 using the countrywide situation assessment survey data collected by the National Sample Survey Ofﬁce (NSSO) and deciphered the scope and potential for doubling the farmers' income (DFI) by 2022. The ﬁndings from the NSSO data indicated that the share of income has increased drastically from 5 per cent to 12 per cent in the case of livestock farming, 45 per cent to 48 per cent in crop production, while that of the wages and non-farm have declined between 2003 and 2013. The challenges faced by the farming community in the coming years have been highlighted for devising relevant pathway and strategies to enhance the income. Yield enhancement followed by cost reduction, fair price realisation and risk adaption has been identiﬁed as the potential pathway for doubling income. Farmers' income from crop production, livestock farming, wages and non-farm activities is an outcome of synergy and convergence between technology, extension, institutions and policies to achieve the set target. Indian agriculture needs a relook with a special focus on farm income through productivity/efﬁciency enhancement coupled with cost reduction, better price realisation and income risk coverage to be on the track of DFI by 2022. The study also furnished strategies for doubling the income of wheat/barley producers focusing on varietal adoption, resource conservation technologies, diversiﬁcation / intensiﬁcation / relay cropping, pest and disease management in vulnerable regions, and cost reducing technologies. The study concluded that the government has to integrate investment and leadership in science & technology, extension, institutions and policy interventions to accomplish the set goal by 2022.

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Book, 2017

The book (ISBN: 978-93-5300-510-8) contains the compendium chapters of data analysis tools and ap... more The book (ISBN: 978-93-5300-510-8) contains the compendium chapters of data analysis tools and approaches widely used in Agricultural Sciences. It will serve as a guide for students and early career researchers.

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Conference Paper (ICAE), 2021

The Indian economy is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. While it achieved selfsu... more The Indian economy is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. While it achieved selfsufficiency in food production, India ironically also harbours the largest population in the world suffering from malnutrition-. This paper examines the food security status across the Indian states, by constructing an index comprising 17 indicators developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which represents food availability, affordability and quality, and safety. Information from multiple government sources and research reports were combined to develop a comprehensive food security index for 2015-16. By extracting National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-16) data, body mass index and anaemia-based indicators were analysed to study the nutritional status of children and adults across the states. A multivariate linear regression model was employed to explore the relationship between nutritional outcome and food security of the population. Empirical evidence suggests that increase in food security index by one percent would significantly decline the incidence of stunting and underweight respectively by 0.5 and 0.6 percent among children and about 0.4 percent in case of adults underweight, after controlling for state dummy.

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30th International Conference of Agricultural Economists, 2018

The study analyses the extent, pattern and degree of the spatial integration of sugar markets in ... more The study analyses the extent, pattern and degree of the spatial integration of sugar markets in India, as well as relationship of white sugar export prices of India and global market. The pattern and degree of integration were assessed by testing for the existence of the Law Of One Price (LOOP) and ascertaining the speed of adjustment toward long-run equilibrium, using various tests by using cointegrated methods. Results have shown that only 4 of 11 sugar markets are integrated into a common sugar market. The supply of sugar appears to be the most important factor shaping the long-run behaviour of its price levels in India. No single market is found to be the price leader. The prices of sugar exported by India to the global market were not cointegrated and did not conform LOOP. Decontrolling of sugar sector from clutches of monthly release mechanism and export quota in India, plays an insignificant role in determining the relationship of sugar prices in the global market. The study suggests that improving the extent of market integration by focusing on the communication and other market related infrastructure and sugar policy reforms for more integration of domestic and global market.

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Climate change is a serious threat to Indian agriculture affecting crop production and livelihood... more Climate change is a serious threat to Indian agriculture affecting crop production and livelihood. The study documents the perception of 500 farmers on climate change as well as awareness and extent of adaptation strategies followed at wheat farms captured by survey (2016-17) apart from tracking yield sensitivity by employing two-stage step-wise regression. Findings indicated that perception matched with the climatology. Investigation alerted that a majority (56.6%) have not changed wheat varieties despite climate change belief barring Haryana wherein, 54% seed replacement exists. Yield has increased over time with no significant change in straw yield, grain and straw quality. Mapping of sensitive stages in crop growth indicated that minimum temperature, relative humidity and rainfall were affecting yield at early stage, whereas, maximum temperature influence yield at maturity stage. The survey explicitly alarms that barring a few strategies like application of organic manures, new varieties, crop insurance and irrigation management, the awareness on rest of the adaptation practices is very low among the wheat producers. Further, every technology is embedded with socioeconomic constraints in adoption. The study advocates for implementation of region-specific participatory climate-smart farming practices and/or adaptation strategies through targeted extension programs to manage the yield sensitivity against climate change.

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