Pulses for Food and Nutritional Security of India: Production, Markets and Trade (India Studies in Business and Economics)

This book provides an in-depth analysis of India’s pulses sector in terms of production, prices, markets, and trade. Pulses play a pivotal role in a developing country like India for all categories of people due to its rich protein content (double that of wheat and three times more than that of rice). Despite being an important crop from the point of view of food, nutrition, and environmental security, the focus of food security policies in developing countries has been more on wheat and rice production. This book analyses factors influencing the supply of pulses with a greater emphasis on government interventions such as minimum support price (MSP) and National Food Security Mission (NFSM), the effectiveness of MSP and factors influencing farmers’ access to MSP, the import dependency implications through a detailed import pricing behavior of major importers of major pulses. It investigates production, market dynamics, and trade implications related to two major pulses, chickpea and pigeonpea, produced by all pulse-producing States in India. Analysis of farmer's awareness of MSP and factors influencing access to MSP are undertaken through a comprehensive household survey from the States of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh. Finally, the book analyses import implications and import pricing behaviour for all major pulses imported by India. The book would be very useful for researchers working on the issues of agricultural production and food security, for agriculture and agri-business students, as well as for policy makers to understand the inherent dynamics in the pulses sector. Foreword Acknowledgements Executive Summary Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1 Introduction 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Key Issues: Production Uncertainty and High Import Dependency 1.3 The Detailed Objectives of the Study Can Be Listed as Follows 1.4 Study Area 1.5 Data Collection 1.6 Methodology 1.7 Chapter Scheme References 2 An Overview of Pulses Economy 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Crop-Wise Analysis 2.3 Production of Pulses in Major States 2.4 Shift in the Area Under Pulses Cultivation 2.5 Conclusion References 3 Pulses Production and Food Security 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Consumption of Pulses 3.3 Import of Pulses 3.4 Production Technologies 3.5 The Need for Sustainable Practices 3.6 Major Varieties 3.6.1 Rabi Pulses 3.6.2 Kharif Pulses References 4 National Food Security Mission and Pulses Production 4.1 Introduction 4.2 NFSM-Pulses Districts 4.3 Major Interventions 4.4 NFSM in Maharashtra 4.5 NFSM in Karnataka 4.6 NFSM in Madhya Pradesh Reference 5 Socio-Economic Profile of the Sample Households 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Conclusion 6 Pulses Production, Trade and Government Policies 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Country-Wise Imports of Major Pulses 6.3 Tariff Scenario 6.4 Conclusion References 7 Pricing and Exchange Rate Pass-Through in Pulses Imports 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The Concept of Pricing to Market Behaviour and Exchange Rate Pass-Through 7.2.1 Producer Currency Pricing Versus Local Currency Pricing 7.3 Literature Review 7.3.1 Market Share Model Versus Bottlenecks Model 7.4 Model Specification 7.5 Data Description 7.6 Results and Discussion 7.6.1 Commodity-Specific Exchange Rate Model for Kidney Beans 7.6.2 Commodity-Specific Exchange Rate Model for Peas 7.6.3 Nominal Exchange Rate Model for Chickpea 7.6.4 Nominal Exchange Rate Model for Pigeon Pea 7.7 Conclusion Appendix References 8 Asymmetric Exchange Rate Pass-Through, Market Share and Import Pricing 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Empirical Studies on ERPT and Market Share 8.2.1 Pass-Through and Market Share 8.3 Model Specification 8.4 Pulses Imports, Data and Exchange Rate Variable 8.5 Results and Discussion 8.6 Conclusion References 9 Minimum Support and Price Policies 9.1 An Overview of Government Interventions in Agriculture 9.2 Minimum Support Prices Scheme 9.3 The Policy Bias and Crowding Out of Pulses 9.4 The Relationship Between MSP and Wholesale Prices 9.5 Procurement Policy and Operations 9.6 Conclusion Appendix References 10 Information and Utilisation of MSP: Major Determinants 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Conceptual Framework 10.3 Model Specification 10.4 Description of Dependent and Explanatory Variables 10.5 Results and Discussion 10.6 Conclusion References 11 Supply Response of Major Pulses 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Key Government Interventions- MSP and NFSM 11.3 Theoretical and Empirical Literature 11.4 Model Specification 11.5 Data and Variable Construction 11.6 Results and Discussion 11.7 Conclusion and Policy Implications Appendix References 12 Conclusion and Policy Implications References