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Biotechnology and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries

Graff, Gregory; Holst, David Roland; Zilberman, David - eSocialSciences - 2010

Throughout human history, technology has proven its ability to contribute to higher material living standards, yet the work of poverty alleviation is far from complete. We believe that in the modern age, biotechnology holds remarkable potential for reducing poverty and its attendant adversities....

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Natural Resource Conservation, Use and Sustainability in Drylands

Alagh, Yoginder - eSocialSciences - 2007

This keynote address of the conference on Natural Resource Conservation Use and Sustainability in Drylands, focuses mainly on some new concepts of resource assessments in dry areas, some recent debates on organizational ideas on communities and their institutions; larger issues to place the...

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Tamil Nadu Budget 2008-09

Government, Tamil Nadu - eSocialSciences - 2008

Speech of Prof. K. Anbazhagan, Minister for Finance, Government of Tamil Nadu, presenting the Budget for 2008-2009 to the Legislative Assembly on 20th March, 2008.

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Sustainability of Indian Agriculture: Towards an Assessment

Rao, V.M. - eSocialSciences - 2007

This paper presents a systemic framework to look at the prospects for sustainability of Indian agriculture. The … shaping the growth, efficiency and stability of agriculture. The domains are: Natural resources covering land, water, climate … prospects for agriculture are seen to depend in the final analysis not so much on nature or factors beyond control as on …

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One Planet to Share: Sustaining Human Progress in a Changing Climate

eSocialSciences; United Nations Development Programme UNDP - 2012

In the run-up to Rio+20, this Asia-Pacific Human Development Report takes a bold look at climate change and what can be done about it. Tackling head-on the issue of poverty reduction and human development, the Report argues that the option to grow now, clean up later no longer exists for...

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Rural Migration, Weather and Agriculture: Evidence from Indian Census Data

Viswanathan, Brinda; Kumar, K S Kavi - eSocialSciences - 2013

This study explores the three way linkage between weather variability, agricultural performance and internal migration in India at state and district level using Indian Census data.[MSE].

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Agricultural Outlook and Situational Analysis Report - January - March 2014

eSocialSciences; National Council of Applied Economic … - 2014

Accordingly, the agricultural outlook and situation analysis undertaken in this study refers to the main crop based food items: cereals (specifically rice, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize and overall coarse grains), pulses (gram, tur), selected fruits and vegetables (banana, potato, onion), sugarcane...

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Patterns of Migration, Water Scarcity and Caste in Rural Northern Gujarat

Fishman, Ram; Jain, Meha; Kishore, Avinash - eSocialSciences - 2013

Patterns of rural-urban migration and employment shifts in a region that is facing ongoing depletion of groundwater resources in Northern Gujarat, India is discussed. Given that migration typically does not occur due to one singular risk, the study assessed the multifactorial drivers of...

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Climate Change, Agriculture, Poverty and Livelihoods: A Status Report

Ninan, K N; Bedamatta, Satyasiba - eSocialSciences - 2013

This paper assesses the impact of climate change on Indian agriculture covering a cross section of crops, seasons and …

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The Role of Mineral Fertilizers in Transforming Philippine Agriculture

Briones, Roehlano M. - eSocialSciences - 2014

Fertilizer policy in the country has evolved from pervasive interventionism in the 1970s to today's market-oriented regime. Government has abandoned price policies and subsidies, focusing rather on standard-setting, quality regulation, and training. Over the same period domestic demand for...

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