Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India

This paper estimates the impact of a change in procurement strategy of a private buyer in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Beginning in October 2000, Internet kiosks and warehouses were established that provide wholesale price information and an alternative marketing channel to soy farmer...

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Main Author:	Goyal, Aparajita
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Agricultural Markets and Marketing Cooperatives Agribusiness Q130
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5796

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spelling	okr-10986-57962021-04-23T14:02:23Z Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India Goyal, Aparajita Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets Q120 Agricultural Markets and Marketing Cooperatives Agribusiness Q130 This paper estimates the impact of a change in procurement strategy of a private buyer in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Beginning in October 2000, Internet kiosks and warehouses were established that provide wholesale price information and an alternative marketing channel to soy farmers in the state. Using a new market-level dataset, the estimates suggest a significant increase in soy price after the introduction of kiosks, supporting the predictions of the theoretical model. Moreover, there is a robust increase in area under soy cultivation. The results point toward an improvement in the functioning of rural agricultural markets. 2012-03-30T07:34:35Z 2012-03-30T07:34:35Z 2010 Journal Article American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 19457782 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5796 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article India
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description	This paper estimates the impact of a change in procurement strategy of a private buyer in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Beginning in October 2000, Internet kiosks and warehouses were established that provide wholesale price information and an alternative marketing channel to soy farmers in the state. Using a new market-level dataset, the estimates suggest a significant increase in soy price after the introduction of kiosks, supporting the predictions of the theoretical model. Moreover, there is a robust increase in area under soy cultivation. The results point toward an improvement in the functioning of rural agricultural markets.
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title	Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India
title_short	Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India
title_full	Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India
title_fullStr	Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India
title_full_unstemmed	Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India
title_sort	information, direct access to farmers, and rural market performance in central india
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Information, Direct Access to Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India

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