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Food Corporation of India and the Public Distribution System: Impacts on Market Integration in Wheat, Rice, and Pearl Millet

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  • Mallory, Mindy
  • Baylis, Kathy

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We examine the spatial integration of wheat, rice and pearl millet in the Indian states of Bihar, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh after the reforms of 2002 which liberalized inter-state trade. Our data represent a large share oflndia's cereal grains. The government regulates markets for staple foods heavily; almost all grain is marketed through government licensed markets that impose a price floor. This could discourage private investment in storage capacity among farmers and traders, impacting market integration. We find little evidence of market integration despite the 2002-03 reforms, and this fragmentation is particularly notable for smaller, and less regulated crops.

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  • Mallory, Mindy & Baylis, Kathy, 2012. "Food Corporation of India and the Public Distribution System: Impacts on Market Integration in Wheat, Rice, and Pearl Millet," Journal of Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia, vol. 30(2).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:jloagb:260210
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.260210
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    1. Nicholas Li, 2021. "In-kind transfers, marketization costs and household specialization: Evidence from Indian farmers," Working Papers tecipa-700, University of Toronto, Department of Economics.
    2. Li, Nicholas, 2023. "In-kind transfers, marketization costs and household specialization: Evidence from Indian farmers," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 164(C).
    3. Singha Mahapatra, Maheswar & Mahanty, Biswajit, 2020. "Policies for managing peak stock of food grains for effective distribution: A case of the Indian food program," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    4. Lentz, Erin C. & Michelson, Hope C. & Baylis, Kathy, 2017. "An Approach to Improving Early Warning Systems: Using Spatially and Temporally Rich Data to Predict Food Insecurity Crises in Malawi," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258223, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

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