Factors Affecting Beneficiaries’ Preference for Biannual Distribution of Food Grains in Public Distribution System of Punjab, India

dc.contributor.author Grover, Abhay
dc.contributor.author Chopra, Shweta
dc.contributor.department Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
dc.date 2018-03-08T22:54:18.000
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-29T22:43:21Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-29T22:43:21Z
dc.date.issued 2017-01-01
dc.description.abstract <p>In 2014, to improve upon the existing scheme, the Punjab government launched a “new wheat-pulses scheme” under the public distribution system. The state decided to distribute grains on a six-monthly basis instead of every month. It claimed various benefits, whereas beneficiaries expressed concerns. The purpose of this research was to identify and understand factors affecting beneficiaries’ preference for successful adoption of six-monthly distribution system. Factors affecting beneficiaries’ preference included monthly hassle, leakages in system, storage challenges, interval of grain distribution, one-time down payment, trade of bulk grains by family, exploitation by middle-men, communication of arrival of grains, gender, area, and nature of employment.</p>
dc.description.comments <p>This article is published as Grover, Abhay, and Shweta Chopra. "Factors Affecting Beneficiaries’ Preference for Biannual Distribution of Food Grains in Public Distribution System of Punjab, India." International Journal on Food System Dynamics 8, no. 4 (2017): 298-316. DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.18461/ijfsd.v8i4.844" target="_blank">10.18461/ijfsd.v8i4.844</a>. Posted with permission.</p>
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dc.source.uri 10.18461/ijfsd.v8i4.844
dc.subject.disciplines Agricultural Economics
dc.subject.disciplines Agriculture
dc.subject.disciplines Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering
dc.subject.disciplines Food Studies
dc.subject.keywords Biannual distribution
dc.subject.keywords beneficiary
dc.subject.keywords logistic-regression
dc.subject.keywords Indian-Punjab
dc.title Factors Affecting Beneficiaries’ Preference for Biannual Distribution of Food Grains in Public Distribution System of Punjab, India
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