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State of the Economy and Prospects: chapter 1
Mukherjee, Pranab - eSocialSciences - 2012
Economic Survey-Chapter1. [Economic Survey]. URL:[http://indiabudget.nic.in/survey.asp]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010534928
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Decentralized Provisioning of Supplementary Nutrition for the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in Mumbai
Natasha S. K. - eSocialSciences - 2013
This study is an attempt to examine the decentralized production of supplementary nutrition which has been instituted … investigation is the local production of food by self-help groups from the community where the anganwadi centre (AWC) is located … self- help groups) in the production process is also expected to contribute towards the economic and social empowerment of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133240
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Wastewater Irrigation, Heavy Metals and the Profitability of Rice Cultivation – Investigating the East Calcutta Wetlands in India
Mukherjee, Vivekananda; Gupta, Gautam - eSocialSciences - 2012
In India, as in many developing countries, wastewater is often used to irrigate crops. This undoubtedly helps to recycle useful nutrients through the food chain, but, as there can be toxic chemicals in the wastewater, it also poses risks to human health and may reduce the profitability of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009651094
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Agricultural Development and Sources of Output Growth in Maharashtra State
Kalamkar, Shrikant - eSocialSciences - 2007
An attempt has been made to analyse agricultural growth and the contribution of various components to the overall output growth of the Maharashtra State for the period from 1961-62 to 1997-98. It is observed that the growth in area of major crops in the state revealed mixed trend. The future...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005528109
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Livelihood Risks and Coping Strategies: A Case Study in the Agrarian Village Of Cherumad, Kerala
Menon, Vineetha; Paul, Antonyto; Nair, K.N. - eSocialSciences - 2008
The various dimensions of livelihood risk as informed by a in-depth case study of an agrarian village namely, Cherumad in Kerala is examined. [WP no. 394].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487827
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Inclusive Growth - The Role of Banks in Emerging Economies
Thorat, Usha - eSocialSciences - 2008
Speech describes India’s experiences on ‘Inclusive Growth’ - a topic which is both current and close to the hearts of public policymakers and central bankers of emerging economies. [Independence Commemoration Lecture, 2008].
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Genetic Engineering in Indian Agriculture An Introductory Handbook
Kuruganti, Kavitha - eSocialSciences - 2009
The handbook is prepared to create an informed public debate on Genetic Engineering in agriculture and this Introductory Manual is a contribution to this debate – a debate not just on GE in agriculture per se but on democratization of science and technology.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696015
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Import Dependency of Food Production
Knuuttila, Marja; Vatanen, Eero; Niemi, Jyrki; Jansik, Csaba - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014
Self-sufficiency figures based on the relationship between domestic production and consumption fail to take into … account the fact that domestic production itself is dependent on imported resources. In this paper, an indicator for measuring … the import content of food production industries is introduced. With the aid of Eurostat input–output tables, the total …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125240
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Snakes, Ladders and Traps: Changing Lives and Livelihoods in Rural Bangladesh (1994-2001)
Kabeer, Naila - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper examines national-level explanations for poverty decline in Bangladesh in micro-level detail, in order to better understand the nature of the causalities at work and why some households have gained, while others have failed to gain, in the processes of change involved. The analysis is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543109