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Information, Direct Access To Farmers, and Rural Market Performance in Central India / Goyal, Aparajita
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Goyal, Aparajita
- Series:
- Policy research working papers.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access to Markets.
- Agribusiness.
- Agriculture.
- Auction.
- Average price.
- Competitiveness.
- Crops & Crop Management Systems.
- Direct marketing.
- E-Business.
- Fair.
- International Economics and Trade.
- International market.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Market conditions.
- Marketing.
- Marketing Board.
- Markets and Market Access.
- Open auctions.
- Price comparison.
- Private Sector Development.
- Sale.
- Sales.
- Spot markets.
- Spread.
- Surplus.
- Warehouses.
- Wholesale price.
- Wholesale prices.
- Wholesalers.
- Local Subjects:
- Access to Markets.
- Agribusiness.
- Agriculture.
- Auction.
- Average price.
- Competitiveness.
- Crops & Crop Management Systems.
- Direct marketing.
- E-Business.
- Fair.
- International Economics and Trade.
- International market.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Market conditions.
- Marketing.
- Marketing Board.
- Markets and Market Access.
- Open auctions.
- Price comparison.
- Private Sector Development.
- Sale.
- Sales.
- Spot markets.
- Spread.
- Surplus.
- Warehouses.
- Wholesale price.
- Wholesale prices.
- Wholesalers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (43 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C., The World Bank, 2010
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- 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 towards an improvement in the functioning of rural agricultural markets.
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