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Agriculture

Rethinking agricultural production collectivities

In the face of persistent rural poverty, an incomplete agrarian transition, the predominance of small and marginal farms and a growing feminisation of agriculture, this paper argues for a new institutional approach to poverty reduction, agricultural revival and social empowerment.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2010
Bina Agarwal
Economic and Political Weekly
45
9
64
Tags:
Land Reforms, Agriculture, Contract Farming, Migration, Farmers, Landless, Women, Community Groups, Cooperatives, India, South Asia, Rural Poverty
Poverty

The BPL census and a possible alternative

This paper explores the possibility of a simple method for the identification of households eligible for social assistance. In exploring alternative approaches for identifying a

Publication Date: 
27/02/2010
Jean Dreze, Reetika Khera
Economic and Political Weekly
45
9
54
Tags:
Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Panchayats, India, Rural Poverty
Poverty

Shining for the poor too?

The authors revisit the findings of their past research on poverty and growth in India in the light of the 14 rounds of the National Sample Survey now available for the period since economic reforms began in 1991.

Publication Date: 
13/02/2010
Martin Ravallion, Gaurav Datt
Economic and Political Weekly
45
7
55
Tags:
Consumption Patterns, Urbanisation, Economic Development, Poverty, India, Rural Poverty
Agriculture

Poor farm show queers pitch for Sharad Pawar

Grain Production To Be Down 8%, Oilseeds 5% & Sugarcane 11.8%
Our Political Bureau NEW DELHI

EVEN as Congress puts the onus of controlling food prices on food and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, the latest growth estimates for the farming sector present a gloomier picture and is expected to add to inflationary pressure.

Publication Date: 
10/02/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Agriculture, Sugarcane, Food Prices, Ministry Of Agriculture, India, Rural Poverty
Poverty

22 lakh families to be covered under rural job plan this year

About 22 lakh families will be covered under 100 days wage employment initiative under he National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in Andhra Pradesh by March.

Publication Date: 
08/02/2010
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Poverty, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Unemployment, Andhra Pradesh, Rural Poverty
Economy

Understanding the Grameen miracle: Information and organisational innovation

A rigorous analysis of the institutional structures underlying Grameen I yields some interesting economic insights. The essential idea is that an appropriate institutional design can help in tapping into the informational pool available at the local level among the borrowers themselves and something that may not be accessible to outsiders.

Publication Date: 
06/02/2010
Indrani Roy Chowdhury
Economic and Political Weekly
45
6
66
Tags:
Development, Economy, Finance, Poverty, Developing Countries, Rural Poverty
Poverty

A methodology deeply flawed

Madhura Swaminathan

The poverty line that the Tendulkar Committee proposes depends on reduced calorie consumption, and fails to provide for reasonable household expenditures on schooling and health.

Publication Date: 
05/02/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Malnutrition, Development, Poverty, FAO, India, Rural Poverty
Poverty

Sewa Kendras to come up with rural job scheme funds

K. Balchand

NEW DELHI: The Centre has decided to go ahead with the controversial proposal of constructing Rajiv Gandhi Sewa Kendras at the panchayat level at a cost of Rs.10 lakh each from funds meant for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mgnregs).

Publication Date: 
26/01/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Poverty, Anti-Poverty Programmes, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Unemployment, Rural Poverty
Food Policy

Fresh poverty count survey before food allocation

Wait For Right To Food Gets Longer As Government Hasn

Publication Date: 
14/01/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Food Policy, Food Supply, Poverty, Ministry Of Rural Development, India, Rural Poverty, Planning Commission
Agriculture

Farmer suicided due to crop loss: BJP

BHUBANESWAR: The BJP today claimed that Jogendra Choudhury, a marginal farmer of Kamarsahi village of Jharpada gram panchayat under Kantapara block in Cuttack district committed suicide due to crop loss and loan burden.

Publication Date: 
06/01/2010
New Indian Express (Bhubaneswar)
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Crops, Farmers, Compensation, Orissa (Odisha), Rural Poverty

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