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This document discusses the role of commodity exchanges and derivatives trading in agricultural marketing in India. It notes that these markets provide price discovery and allow farmers and businesses to hedge price risk. The growth of futures trading in India has created benefits by promoting more efficient production, storage, marketing, and processing in agriculture. Agriculture is an important part of the Indian economy, employing many workers and contributing significantly to GDP. Therefore, India has potential to become a major center for trading agricultural commodity derivatives globally. The research aims to examine the role and impact of these markets.

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An Abstract

This document discusses the role of commodity exchanges and derivatives trading in agricultural marketing in India. It notes that these markets provide price discovery and allow farmers and businesses to hedge price risk. The growth of futures trading in India has created benefits by promoting more efficient production, storage, marketing, and processing in agriculture. Agriculture is an important part of the Indian economy, employing many workers and contributing significantly to GDP. Therefore, India has potential to become a major center for trading agricultural commodity derivatives globally. The research aims to examine the role and impact of these markets.

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An Abstract On Commodity Exchange and Derivatives trading in Agricultural marketing With respect to India Authored by: Prof.

Prasanna Venkatesh1 Naveen Hampannavar2 ([email protected])

Commodity exchanges and derivatives trading plays a key role in the marketing of a number of agricultural commodities as it provides the industrial and farming communities with a transparent price discovery platform it also enables them to hedge their price risk and price volatility. The growth of Indian commodities futures trading towards an efficient, transparent and well-organized market has thrown open a window of benefits and opportunities to Indian producers and traders. . The hedging and price discovery function of the future markets promote more efficient production, storage, marketing and agro-processing operations and help in improving overall agricultural marketing performance. Agriculture contributes about 22% GDP of Indian economy. It employees around 57% of the labor force on total of 163 million hectors of land Agriculture sector is an important factor in achieving a GDP growth of 8-10%. All this indicates that India can be promoted as a major centre for trading of commodity derivatives. The purpose of this research is to find out the

Keywords: commodity exchanges, derivatives, hedging

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Professor, MATS Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore-78 PGDM, , MATS Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore-78

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