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Andhra Pradesh State Policy on Organic Farming

eSocialSciences - 2008

The objectives of the policy on organic farming, the strategies of the policy are explained here.

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Will Indian Farmers Respond to the Call for Increased Biofuel Production-Evidence from Northeastern India

Goswami, Kishor - eSocialSciences - 2014

In India, biofuel has gained in popularity in recent years because of its potential as a clean energy source and a means to stimulate rural development. Yet, growth in Jatropha, a key bio-fuel crop, is not increasing as expected. In order to better understand whether biofuel can be an alternate...

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The Global Labour Standards Controversy: Critical Issues for Developing Countries

Singh, Ajit; Zammit, Ann - eSocialSciences - 2014

This policy study seeks to move the debate on labour standards beyond the present stalemate onto a more constructive plane. While closely examining the economic arguments in this controversy, it is also concerned with the broader political and moral dimensions. The authors suggest that...

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Realising Universal Labour Rights:Labour Standards for Small Enterprises in Pakistan

eSocialSciences; Pakistan Institute of Labour Education … - 2005

Labour protection has largely failed as enterprise contribution to social protection. Much labour legislation does not apply to micro and small enterprises (MSE) ; those laws that do apply are complied with and enforced poorly. In consequence, most workers are denied, by state and market, even...

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Globalization and China's 'Race to the Bottom' in Labour Standards

Chan, Anita - eSocialSciences - 2006

Globalization, or integration with the world economy via WTO membership, was expected to increase foriegn investment and benefit the labour intensive manufacturing sector in China. Yet, although foreign investment has been flowing into China and employment in the low-wage industries is...

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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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Toxicity and Profitability of Rice Cultivation under Waste- Water Irrigation: The Case of the East Calcutta Wetlands

Mukherjee, Vivekananda; Gupta, Gautam - eSocialSciences - 2011

The paper reports the results of an empirical study on the profitability of rice cultivation in the East Calcutta Wetlands region where untreated sewage water from the city of Calcutta, India, is used for the purpose of irrigation during the winter/summer crop. [Working Paper, No 62 - 11]....

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Fertilizing Nature: A Tragedy of Excess in the Commons

Good, Allen G; Beatty, Perrin H - eSocialSciences - 2011

nitrogen pollution to our ecosphere. The atmosphere is polluted by N2O and NOx gases that directly and indirectly increase …

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