REVEALED COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF EXPORT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT IN INDIA

BHOOMI SUTHAR¹, ALPESH LEUA²*, POOJA GAMIT^3
1N.M. Collage of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
²ASPEE Agribusiness Management Institute, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat, India
³B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 388110, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : alpeshleua@nau.in

Received : 02-02-2019     Accepted : 26-02-2019     Published : 28-02-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 4       Pages : 7923 - 7926
Int J Agr Sci 11.4 (2019):7923-7926

Keywords : Agricultural commodities, Competitiveness, Specialization, Revealed Comparative Advantage, Balassa Index
Academic Editor : Dr Pradeep Mishra, Dr Pramod Kumar Mishra
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat. Authors are also thankful to ASPEE Agribusiness Management Institute, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450, Gujarat
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The aim of this study is to examine comparative advantages of the agriculture commodities export during 2007 to 2016 from India. The study used Balassa index to measure comparative advantages of agricultural commodities of India. India enjoyed highly comparative advantages and specialization in export of guargum in all commodities. The maize, fresh onion, fresh fruits decidi, dried pea, cucumber and gherkins, dried lentil, dried chickpea, dried and preserved vegetables, groundnut, soy bean oil, edible treenut, cotton, natural honey and buffalo meat examined strong comparative advantage in world agriculture trade

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