?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7648%2F&rft.title=Competitiveness+and+Efficiency+in+Groundnut+Oil+Sector+of+India&rft.creator=Reddy%2C+A+A&rft.creator=Bantilan%2C+M+C+S&rft.subject=Groundnut&rft.subject=Oilseeds&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=Groundnuts+are+a+major+source+of+edible+oils+in+India.%0D%0AOne+of+the+central+problems+of+groundnut+production+and%0D%0Aprocessing+sectors+are+huge+inefficiencies+due+to+uncertain%0D%0Aproduction+environment+owing+to+rainfed+cultivation%2C%0D%0Aless+resource+base+of+smallholder+farmers+and+processors%2C%0D%0Aand+low+adoption+rate+of+improved+technology.+This%0D%0Apolicy+brief+addresses+critical+issues+binding+groundnut%0D%0Aoil+sector+inefficiency+and+international+competitiveness.%0D%0AWith+the+widening+gap+between+demand+and+supply%0D%0Aof+edible+oils+in+India%2C+policy+action+is+imperative+not%0D%0Aonly+to+arrest+surging+imports+of+edible+oils+but+also%0D%0Ato+benefit+both+producers+and+consumers+in+terms+of%0D%0Abroader+employment+generation+and+decentralized%0D%0Arural+industrialization.+Specific+policy+implications+are%0D%0Ahighlighted+in+this+policy+brief%2C+which+encompass+a)+the%0D%0Aharnessing+of+improved+varieties+with+attributes+like%0D%0Adrought+tolerance%2C+high+oil+content%2C+high+productivity%0D%0Afor+large+scale+seed+multiplication%2Fdistribution+by+both%0D%0Apublic+and+private+agencies%3B+b)+viable+village+seed+banks%0D%0Aand+seed+networks+through+cycles+of+rabi+(postrainy)%0D%0Aseason+seed+multiplication+to+meet+the+seed+requirements%0D%0Aof+kharif+(rainy+season)+and+vice+versa%3B+c)+low-cost%0D%0Atechnologies+to+increase+profitability+and+reduce+risk%3B+d)%0D%0Aoilseed+clusters+to+facilitate+scale+economies+and+capacity%0D%0Autilization+in+processing+units%3B+and+e)+capital+subsidies+to%0D%0Aaccelerate+technological+upgrading+to+shed+inefficiency+in%0D%0Athe+processing+sector.+The+expected+gains+in+efficiency+in%0D%0Aboth+production+and+processing+of+oilseeds+are+expected%0D%0Ato+produce+measurable+producer+and+consumer+benefits%2C%0D%0Awhich+will+justify+proposed+non-market+distorted%0D%0Asubsidy+for+both+seeds+and+technological+upgrading+in+the%0D%0Aprocessing+sector.&rft.publisher=International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F7648%2F1%2FPB14.pdf&rft.identifier=++Reddy%2C+A+A+and+Bantilan%2C+M+C+S++(2011)+Competitiveness+and+Efficiency+in+Groundnut+Oil+Sector+of+India.++Documentation.+International+Crops+Research+Institute+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics%2C+Patancheru%2C+Hyderabad%2C+Andhra+Pradesh.+++++