Browsing by Author "Vaishnavi Singh"

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Agricultural Trade Performance: A Case Study of Indian Oilseeds
(AESSRA, 2023) Dharmik Borisagar; Vaishnavi Singh; O.P. Singh
A country’s comparative advantage in world trade may be affected by differential rates of change in production, factor accumulation or by other countries’ increased trade integration. The study of trade balance of agriculture sector would reveal that export always outstripped import, but what is distressing for agriculture import was that one commodity accounted for large proportion in import that commodity was edible oils. The export of any commodity in large quantities do not necessarily indicate that nation is competitive in the world market. The present study is an attempt to study the growth trend, variability, and the comparative advantage of major oilseeds export from India using revealed comparative advantage, trade specification coefficient, revealed symmetric comparative advantages and revealed competitive advantage indices. Growth trend analysis for export and import values indicates that, with the exception of export quantity of oilseed nes and import quantity and value of linseed, all showed a positive trend with high inter-annual variability over the period of the study. Following the TSC analysis, the value of export exceeded the value of import for all oilseed crops except linseed, and certain years of fluctuation were observed in the case of oilseed nes over the period of the study. The analysis of competitiveness of oilseeds export showed a favourable competitive scenario except in the case of linseed where in early 2000’s India was inefficient in export and for oilseed nes competitive advantage indices showed negative values for some years revealing lack of export competitiveness. © 2023 Authors. All rights reserved.
Carbon Credit: An Important Tool for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Agriculture Future
(Springer Science+Business Media, 2025) Abhiraj Chaturvedi; Shubhi Patel; Vaishnavi Singh; Anwesha Dey
Climate change impacts cause economic and social losses to different dimensions of the humans and environment directly and indirectly. Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) emission is the major factor responsible for climate change over the earth's surface. Since the evidence of increased mercury levels, sincere efforts have been taken at national and international levels to combat the emissions with a focus on sustainable development. One way to do this is to switch to green technologies and promote the use of renewable energy, carbon sequestration, etc. The Kyoto Protocol in 1997 served as a milestone in the inception of the carbon market where carbon credits are bought and sold. Carbon credit can be defined as a tradeable certificate or permit representing the right to emit carbon or carbon dioxide equivalent. An entity producing carbon more than the permissible limit can purchase carbon credit from another entity which is involved in practices that deal with carbon removal or reduce carbon emission. Carbon credit has been used as an effective tool to combat climate change through its incentive to promote green technologies i.e. mitigation efforts. Generation and accounting of carbon credit is being done in sectors like agriculture, forest, automobiles, waste management, dairy sector etc. In agriculture sector, the use of innovative solutions, cap and trade systems are some of the ways of generating carbon credits. Carbon financing helps fight climate change by encouraging projects that reduce emissions. The major challenge that is faced in this, is the system of accounting of credits. There are existing methodologies for calculating the credit generated but yet there is need of upgrading, development of new ways of capturing the emissions reduced. This is due to leakages in the systems, inconsistency of accounting and sometime immature closure of the projects. Advances in research can provide better accounting and tracking methods that will make carbon credit one of the robust tool for tackling climate change. © 2025 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
SUBJECT II SUSTAINING LIVELIHOODS: THE ROLE OF LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND FISHERIES IN RURAL ECONOMY Assessing Sustainability of Livestock Sector in India
(Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, 2024) Dharmik Borisagar; Vaishnavi Singh; Abinaya Rajam; O.P. Singh; P.K. Singh
The paper evaluates the sustainability of livestock production across 28 states and 9 Union Territories during the periods covered by the 2012 and 2019 livestock censuses. The study uses a three-pillar economic, ecological, and social sustainability model to develop the Sustainable Livestock Production Index (SLPI). The results indicate an overall improvement in sustainability across India, although ecological sustainability has declined in some hilly regions, primarily due to environmental degradation and reduced forest cover. The study also reveals a reduction in the cattle population and disparities in veterinary institutions in regions known for milk production, which has negatively impacted economic sustainability. The research highlights the need for region-specific strategies to address these issues, providing policymakers with a valuable tool to create action plans that improve sustainability in the livestock sector. The findings underscore the importance of balancing economic growth with ecological conservation to ensure the sector’s long-term sustainability, particularly in India's growing livestock population and evolving agricultural practices. © 2024 Indian Society of Agricultural Economics. All rights reserved.