organized a one-day seminar on “Agri-Commodity Futures in India: Impact on Production and Prices” on September 28, 2007, at Seminar Hall, Third Floor, Department of Economics, Justice M.G. Ranade Bhavan, Kalina Campus, University of Mumbai.

The seminar was attended by academicians, corporate houses, commodity market traders, and policymakers. Apart from renowned academicians, the paper contributors included experts from commercial banks, and representatives from the RBI and NABARD. The seminar aimed to fulfil the long-felt need for a forum for deliberation to a diverse group of stakeholders of the agri-commodity ecosystem. The seminar also helped make objective assessments of the functioning of futures markets in agri-commodities and suggested policies and strategies for the growth of futures markets.