John Farrington
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Circular migration, much of it seasonal, is an integral part of the livelihood strategies of millions of poor people living in agriculturally marginal areas. This book pulls together fresh field evidence which shows how migration and commuting are sustaining and improving livelihoods in rural India today, a reality that is mostly bypassed by official statistics. Although millions of people migrate for part of the year to access better jobs, smooth consumption, ...
Efforts have long been made in India to improve the management of major watersheds for ecological reasons--such as reducing the siltation of reservoirs. The management of micro-watersheds (of around 500 hectares) is a more recent focus of policy and has both ecology and livelihoods as its objectives. Experiments have shown that, in some areas, more than a doubling of resource productivity can be achieved by careful rehabilitation. Many watersheds contain both ...
Efforts have long been made in India to improve the management of major watersheds for ecological reasons--such as reducing the siltation of reservoirs. The management of micro-watersheds (of around 500 hectares) is a more recent focus of policy and has both ecology and livelihoods as its objectives. Experiments have shown that, in some areas, more than a doubling of resource productivity can be achieved by careful rehabilitation. Many watersheds contain both ...
Recent years have witnessed a number of policy reforms in Indian agriculture, both at the national and state levels. However, it is being realised that large sections of the agricultural population have not benefited from these development initiatives. This book documents the agricultural scenario in the semi-arid region of Rajasthan, and establishes the need for what the authors call process monitoring (PM), or the interaction and collaboration between different ...
Urban employment and incomes are rising much faster than those in rural areas. Yet policymakers in India do not acknowledge that this growth can continue at present rates only if sufficient labour is brought in from rural areas. Policy is often characterized by piecemeal and even contradictory approaches, vainly trying to increase rural employment and incomes through programmes of a kind whose past record leaves much to be desired. This book addresses these ...
This book analyses the relevance of agricultural extension to poverty and how far the system facilitates economic and social development among small and marginal farmers. Extension services have traditionally been funded by the public sector and are now in crisis the world over given their high costs and limited impact. The volume discuss the type of institutions that should provide these services challenging the common belief that such services can and should be ...