Impact Evaluation of Traditional Basmati Rice Cultivation in Uttarakhand State of Northern India: What Implications Does It Hold for Geographical Indications?

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1895-1907

  Jena, Pradyot R ^a   Grote, Ulrike ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asia; Basmati rice; Geographical indication; Heckman selection model; Impact evaluation; India

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTIVATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PROFITABILITY; RICE; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

INDIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 84863195361     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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