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Forget
the yields: Perspectives
Business Standard
– August 30, 2007
A recent paper from ICRIER, however, points out,
along similar lines to a recent World Bank report,
that while increasing yields is important, it will
not deliver the goods.A 20 per cent increase in
yields will translate to a 2.4-3 per cent lowering
of prices while a 20 per cent hike in international
transport costs will reduce final prices by 8-10
percentage points. |
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Abe's visit marks strategic shift in bilateral relations with India
Livemint – August 19, 2007
“You can almost pinpoint the timing of the shift in Japan ’s stance towards India ,” said Rajiv Kumar , director and CEO of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. “It happened in late 2005 when a country risk report on China finally convinced Japan that it should reduce its dependence on its largest trading partner.” |
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Sugar beet sweetens India's prospects
Financial Times, UK - August 19, 2007
With 65 per cent of India 's 1.1bn people living in rural areas, agriculture is one of the country's most important sectors. But it is only growing at a rate of about 2 per cent a year because of chronically outdated methods and an inefficient supply chain. "Turning agriculture into an organised business - with the farmer as the entrepreneur - should be the key to the second green revolution," Surabhi Mittal, of the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, wrote in a paper. |
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Intercropping a key to improve farmers income: ICRIER
The Hindu – August 19, 2007
“Even as India comprises of wide range soil and climatic conditions, the horticulture sector is constrained. Lack of good quality of seeds, inadequate irrigation and lack of soil testing facility are some of the major constraints,” the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations said in a paper. |
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China poses threat to horticulture exports
Economic Times – August 16, 2007
“These three nations can give India a tough competition if right export strategies are not adopted,” the ICRIER paper said. India ’s fruit exports have increased over four-fold during the past four years and value of exports has gone up 10 times. In value terms, mango and grapes earn the maximum exchange for the country. Potato and onion are the most important vegetables, both in terms of quantity and value of exports. |
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Growth could have been better: Economists
Economic Times – August 15, 2007
" India 's economic performance was good, but could have been better in the last 60 years. A solid foundation has been laid for future growth though," said economic think tank ICRIER's Director and Chief Executive Rajiv Kumar. |
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Basel II norms seen limiting credit to SSIs
Economic Times – August 13, 2007
The ICRIER analysis said following the Basel II implementation, "bank lending to this sector may further go down". |
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ANALYSIS: $80 oil? No problem for Asian drivers paying $50
Daily Times – August 3, 2007
“Demand for oil products in our country is inelastic, it will not come down,” says Amitendu Palit , an economist with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations. “In fact we are becoming more energy intensive as we are growing more at over 9 percent.” reuters |
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