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Sudha Narayanan
Researcher at International Food Policy Research Institute
Publications - 89
Citations - 2145
Sudha Narayanan is an academic researcher from International Food Policy Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Agriculture & Contract farming. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 81 publications receiving 1750 citations. Previous affiliations of Sudha Narayanan include Cornell University & Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research.
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Smallholder participation in contract farming: Comparative evidence from five countries
Christopher B. Barrett,Maren E. Bachke,Marc F. Bellemare,Hope Michelson,Sudha Narayanan,Thomas F. Walker +5 more
TL;DR: This article developed a conceptual framework with which to study contracting between small-holders and a commodity-processing firm and synthesize results from empirical studies of contract farming arrangements in five countries (Ghana, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Nicaragua).
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The Subsidy Syndrome in Indian Agriculture
Ashok Gulati,Sudha Narayanan +1 more
TL;DR: The debate over agricultural subsideies has been thrust to the forefront of discussions on Indias economic reforms with the signing of the Uruguay Round Agreement, now devolving on the WTO.
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Profits from participation in high value agriculture: Evidence of heterogeneous benefits in contract farming schemes in Southern India
TL;DR: In this article, the variable impact of participation in high value agriculture through contract farming arrangements in southern India was assessed using survey data for 474 farmers in four commodity sectors, gherkins, papaya marigold and broiler, using an endogenous switching model to estimate net profits from participation.
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The future of farming: Who will produce our food?
Ken E. Giller,Thomas Delaune,João Vasco Silva,João Vasco Silva,Katrien Descheemaeker,Gerrie W.J. van de Ven,Antonius G. T. Schut,Mark T. van Wijk,James Hammond,Zvi Hochman,Godfrey Taulya,Regis Chikowo,Sudha Narayanan,Avinash Kishore,Fabrizio Bresciani,Heitor Mancini Teixeira,Jens A. Andersson,Martin K. van Ittersum +17 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the interrelations between farms and farming systems in the global food system and highlight trends in major regions of the world and explore possible trajectories for the future and ask: Who are the farmers of the future?
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The battle for employment guarantee
Anindita Adhikari,Kartika Bhatia,Nikhil Dey,Jean Drèze,Clément Imbert,Reetika Khera,Karuna Muthiah,Sudha Narayanan,Nandini Nayak,Christian Oldiges,John Papp,Aruna Roy,Anish Vanaik,Siddhartha Vanaik +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the first comprehensive account of the 'battle for employment guarantee' in rural India, and provide a comparative analysis of the challenges and successes in the implementation of NREGA in different states including Orissa, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan.