Analysis of Demand for Major Spices in India

India is the largest producer, consumer, and exporter of spices in the world. The demand scenario for major spices in India has been comprehensively examined in the study. The shift in preferences of domestic consumers for food items, increasing urbanization and rising incomes, altered demographic and social factors and the changes in productivity of spices have brought about changes in the pattern of their consumption and demand. A two-stage budgeting framework, which is a recent development in the theory, of demand with quadratic terms of total expenditure / food expenditure and is an appropriate technique for computing the expenditure elasticities, has been employed to work out the expenditure elasticities for spices in India. The resultant expenditure elasticities range between 0.40 and 0.60 and do not show much disparity across different income classes or regions and over the years. Also, the household consumption demand projections for important spices in the country for the years 2005, 2010 and 2015 show that the domestic demand for spices would increase further in the coming years.Agricultural and Food Policy,

Cointegration technique to determine market price integration: applications in fishery sector

Cointegration technique to determine market price integration: applications in fishery secto

SWOT Analysis for Assessing Entrepreneurship Readiness

SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis) is a framework for identifying and analyzing the internal and external factors that can have an impact on the viability of a project, product, place or person. SWOT analysis guides to identify the positives and negatives inside an institution / organization / group (S-W) and outside of it, in the external environment (O-T). Developing a full awareness of a situation can help with both strategic planning and decisionmaking. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey of the Stanford University, USA and was originally developed in the 1960s for business and industry, but it is equally useful in other arenas, and even personal growth. SWOT is not the only assessment technique you can use, but is one with a long track record of effectiveness. The strengths of this method are its simplicity and application to a variety of levels of operation. The technique that enables a group / individual to move from everyday problems / traditional strategies to a fresh perspective

Who should certify the sustainability of our fisheries? A property rights perspective on ecolabelling

Ecolabelling as a tool to ensure sustainability in the seafood value chain is gaining popularity in recent times. As a market-led intervention, ecolabel-enabled fishery certification rides on the willingness of the ecologically concerned seafood consumer to pay a premium price for the fish harvested from a sustainable fishery on the one hand, and the sensitivity of the multinational food chain fraternity to the reputational risks associated with the food they deal with, on the other. The market opportunity arising from this scenario is effectively harnessed by third-party certification agencies that assess the sustainability of a fishery and certifies it for a fee. However, analysing the existing scenario through the lens of the political economy behind property rights, this article argues that the entry of non-state entities in the ecolabelling business is not without problems which the state should be concerned about

Taming the Fishing Blues Reforming the Marine Fishery Regulatory Regime in India

Against the backdrop of a dwindling marine fisheries resource base, declining catch rates, and escalating conflicts about securing rights over oceanic resources, this paper emphasises the need to relook at the marine fisheries regulatory regime in the country with a view to better align it to address outstanding issues and emerging challenges. It proposes a number of interventions that include revisiting the marine fisheries regulatory acts, expanding regulation to areas beyond territorial waters, carrying out commensurate institutional reforms, harnessing technological advancements, facilitating co-governance along with relevant stakeholders, operationalising the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and garnering multilateral cooperatio

Responsible fisheries - a prelude to the concept, context and praxis

The concept of Responsible Fisheries is synonymous with the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF). CCRF is an international instrument for fisheries management which was developed and released by Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) functioning under the United Nations on 31 OCTOBER 1995 after a series of international deliberations that began in 1992. More than 160 countries, including India are signatories to this international instrument which is considered as a landmark document symbolizing the international consensus achieved on the necessity for providing guidelines to ensure sustainable utilization of fisheries resources of the world. The most salient feature of this global instrument is its voluntary nature. The Code is often referred to as the Bible of Fisheries Management

Marine fisheries insurance in India: Opportunities and challenges

Technological advancements in the realms of vessel propulsion, gear design, navigation-system as well as information-communication have resulted in intensification of investments and thus deepening of economic risks associated with marine fishery operations. The risks in capture fisheries include a variety of factors such as loss or damage to fishing vessels, equipment and gear in operation, loss of catch and human casualties in the sea. Though such risks and dangers are inherent with marine fishing operations, their economic implications are manifold in recent times, particularly for the small-scale fishers and boat owners. The risks associated with fish culture in marine environment (mariculture) is also equally important in the wake of disease incidences, climate change and consequent weather factors, harmful algal blooms (HAB) and other natural calamities. Despite the above state of affairs, institutional mechanisms to address risk and uncertainties in the marine fisheries/ mariculture sectors have been grossly inadequate in India. Insurance is one of the widely adopted means for risk management and is used the world over as an effective instrument for containing and mitigating a wide variety of risks such as asset risks, production and management risks, market risks, personal and health risks. Insurance in fisheries is by far under-utilized compared with other sub-sectors of agriculture in the country, barring a few local exceptions, and therefore unavailable for the majority of the stakeholders in this sector. This is notwithstanding the growing demand for risk management solutions from the fishing community across the country

भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था में प्रग्रहण मात्स्यिकी और समुद्री संवर्धन की योगदान

भाकृअनुप-केंद्रीय मात्स्यिकी प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान, कोचिन द्वारा ‘भारत की अर्थव्‍यवस्‍था में मात्स्यिकी के योगदान’ विषय पर हिंदी में आयोजित राष्ट्रीय वैज्ञानिक संगोष्ठी संपन्न हुआ। डॉ. रविशंकर सी. एन., निदेशक ने अपने अध्‍यक्षीय संबोधन में संस्‍थान और राजभाषा कार्यान्‍वयन की उपलब्धियों पर प्रकाश डाला। इस अवसर पर निदेशक ने सहाभगियों को शुभकामनाओं के साथ-साथ प्रमाण पत्र भी वितरित किया। डॉ. टी. के. श्रीनिवास गोपाल, पूर्व निदेशक, भाकृअनुप-केमाप्रौसं, कोचिन ने बतौर मुख्य अतिथि अर्थव्‍यवस्‍था और रोजगार प्रजनन में मात्स्यिकी के योगदान की भूमिका को प्रस्‍तुत किया। साथ ही, हिंदी भाषा में राष्ट्रीय वैज्ञानिक संगोष्ठी के आयोजन के लिए संस्‍थान के निदेशक एवं उप निदेशक (राजभाषा) को बधाई दी। इस अवसर पर प्रकाशित सारांश पुस्तिका का विमोचन मुख्‍य अतिथि द्वारा किया गया। डॉ. जे. रेणुका, उप निदेशक (राजभाषा) ने स्वागत संबोधन में कहा कि वैज्ञानिक उपलब्धियों को लक्ष्‍य समूह तक पहुँचाने में भाषाओं का अत्‍यधिक महत्त्व होता है। इस संगोष्‍ठी का उद्देश्य वैज्ञानिक विषयों को हिंदी में प्रस्‍तुत करना था

Farm business planning and budgeting for small fishery and allied enterprises

Fishery and allied enterprises have immense scope to support the livelihoods of small holders, especially the resource-poor coastal dwellers. There are wide variety of enterprises in the sector such as fresh water and brackish water fish farms, cage culture farms, ornamental fish farms, fish hatcheries and seed production units, mussel and oyster culture farms, clam processing units, pre-processing units andfish value added products units. Like any other small-holder enterprises, success of such units depends considerably on farm planning, budgeting, accounting as well as market analysis and business development. This chapter deals with the basic accounting and economic principles and practices based on which a successful fishery-based enterprise can be operated

Agriculture Performance and Future Outlook on Food Commodities in Kerala

The paper has provided insights on the performance of Kerala’s agricultural sector with emphasis on demand and supply position of major crops. The study is based on secondary data collected from different sources such as National Accounts Statistics, Farm Guide, Report on Cost of Cultivation of Important Crops in Kerala, NSSO surveys, etc. largely for the period 2000-01 to 2009-10. The study has revealed that Kerala has lost a considerable area under essential food crops like paddy, pulses, tapioca, vegetables, etc. as well as under high-value crops like cashewnut, spices, tea, coffee, etc. The high returns obtained from commercial crops and non-agriculture sector are being utilized for funding imports from other states to meet the demand for food commodities. The projections for supply-demand balance of food commodities undertaken in this study have reinforced that Kerala’s self-sufficiency in most food commodities would touch worst levels. The study has advocated for a comprehensive agricultural development strategy for the state