Tamarind monograph.pdf - Crops for the Future

CHAPTER 10. ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION, MARKETING AND
TRADE.......................................................................................................116
10.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................116
10.2 ECONOMICS OF PRODUCTION.......................................................116
10.3 PRODUCTION FIGURES .................................................................117
10.4 EMPLOYMENT .............................................................................119
10.5 MARKETING ................................................................................120
10.5.1 Domestic marketing............................................................121
10.5.2 International marketing.......................................................123
10.6 EXPORTS .....................................................................................124
CHAPTER 11. CURRENT SITUATION AND NEEDS FOR RESEARCH
AND TECHNOLOGY ...............................................................................130
11.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................130
11.2 THE CURRENT SITUATION............................................................130
11.2 RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS..........................................132
11.2.1 Understanding the genetic variation ...................................132
11.2.2 Genetic improvement .........................................................133
11.2.3 Propagation and establishment ...........................................133
11.2.4 Management of plants ........................................................133
11.2.5 Post harvest.........................................................................134
11.2.6 Good economics and marketing .........................................134
11.2.7 International trade...............................................................135
11.2.8 Genetic conservation ..........................................................135
REFERENCES...........................................................................................136
APPENDIX I. INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN
TAMARIND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.................................165
APPENDIX II. INSTITUTIONS WITH COLLECTIONS OF TAMARIND
GERMPLASM ...........................................................................................178
APPENDIX III. SEED SUPPLIERS DIRECTORY .................................180
GLOSSARY...............................................................................................182
INDEX .......................................................................................................186
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