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eSS, eSocialSciences - eSocialSciences - 2014

: Poverty Line: Pursuit of an Elusive Minimum by M.H. Suryanarayana Fixing Poverty vs. Fixing the Poverty Line by Anirudh … Krishna Agriculture: Is it a Destination for the Poor? by R S Deshpande Can the Rights based NREGA Reduce Poverty? by K … Hanumantha Rao What Role Does Food Security Play in Mitigating Poverty? by S. Indrakant …

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Mitigating Climate Change Through Agriculture

Chatterjee, Claire Schaffnit - eSocialSciences - 2011

Among the major challenges currently faced by humanity are food security and climate change. Agriculture plays a significant role in both. Adapting to climate change is expected to be an increasing issue for agriculture and food security in the next decades. At the same time, agriculture is part...

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The Don Sahong Dam: Potential Impacts on Regional Fish Migrations, Livelihoods and Human Health

Bird, Ian - eSocialSciences - 2011

poverty alleviation in Laos and neighbouring countries in the Mekong Region. URL: [http://polisproject.org/PDFs/Baird%202009 …

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Twenty Years of CRC: A Balance Sheet- Volume 1

HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2011

The report is a rich source with qualitative and quantitative data on the status of children in India from authentic and established sources. [HAQCRC report]. URL:[http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/files/CRC20BS_Vol%20I_1.pdf].

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Rethinking Food Security Strategy: Self-sufficiency or Self-reliance

Deb, Uttam Kumar; Hossain, Mahabub; Jones, Steve - eSocialSciences - 2011

This Policy Brief discusses whether Bangladesh should continue to pursue a national food security strategy based on self-reliance or return to its earlier policy of food self-sufficiency through domestic production. It draws on the results of a study commissioned by the UK Department for...

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Impact Assessment of CFPR/TUP: A Descriptive Analysis Based on 2002-2005 Panel Data

Sulaiman, Munshi; Rabbani, Mehnaz; Prakash, Vivek A. - eSocialSciences - 2010

This paper looks at the overall performance of the CFPR/TUP programme using the 2002 baseline survey and 2005 repeat survey. All the topics covered in this study could be analysed more deeply, but that is beyond the scope of this paper. Our goal here is to present a descriptive overview of the...

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Ethics in Social Science Research: Reflections from a Student of Economics

Swaminathan, Padmini - eSocialSciences - 2006

If poverty and nutrition are issues also of social justice and the commitment that a democratic state makes to its …

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Note on the Draft National Food Security Bill

Mander, Harsh - eSocialSciences - 2011

As agreed by the NAC at its meeting on July 14th, 2010, a Working Group of Members of the NAC was constituted on the National Food Security Bill. After due deliberations and wide ranging consultations, the NAC finalized the details of the basic framework of the proposed National Food Security...

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Reforming Foodgrains Management: Achieving Food Security with Cost-Effectiveness

Kumar, A. Ganesh; Gulati, Ashok; Ralph Cummings, Jr. - eSocialSciences - 2009

This paper examines the efficacy of the current system of public foodgrains management and policies in promoting food security in the country. It argues that the system has outlived its usefulness, and that continuing with the same only stifles growth in foodgrains, with very little welfare...

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Measures, Spatial Profile and Determinants of Dietary Diversity: Evidence from India

Das, Mousumi - eSocialSciences - 2014

Food security policies in developing countries generally focus on calorie intake, which is not sufficient to tackle the triple burden of malnutrition: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. Consumption of a diverse diet is important to lessen the burden and is...

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