Making markets work for smallholder farmers

Gowda, C L L and Alur, A S and Rao, P P and Ravinder Reddy, Ch and Reddy, B V S (2007) Making markets work for smallholder farmers. SATrends ICRISAT Monthly-Newsletter (85). p. 1.

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Abstract

Sorghum and pearl millet are generally grown by resource poor farmers (owning less than 2 ha land) in semi-arid and marginal environments. Sorghum grain generally used as food, is also used as poultry and livestock feed, and for manufacturing alchohol and starch. In recent years, demand for non-food uses of sorghum is growing, the main constraint to industry being the lack of availability of sorghum in bulk quantities and assured supplies. The

Item Type: Article
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Subjects: Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
Depositing User: Library ICRISAT
Date Deposited: 07 Jan 2012 10:02
Last Modified: 16 Sep 2013 12:43
URI: http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/5306
Official URL: http://www.icrisat.org/what-we-do/satrends/dec2007...
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