Based on meso data, study analyses the causes of poverty and food insecurity. It seeks to identify who is food insecure … financial services and promoting small scale industries as well as micro enterprises and strengthening anti-poverty programmes … within the state. The two district sampled, where more or less half population are under poverty. Livelihood options are …

poverty and agriculture in Tamil Nadu. The paper examined present status and trends in rural poverty in Tamil Nadu. It also … between agriculture and poverty, the study argued that agricultural development would ensure food security, health and … nutritional security, income and employment security, and economic and social security and thereby facilitate removal of poverty …

This module illustrates how poverty can be defined in the context of policy impact analysis. After reporting and … discussing the definition of poverty as “the lack of, or the inability to achieve, a socially acceptable standard of living”, it … discusses the mono-dimensional and multi-dimensional approaches to the definition of poverty. Furthermore, the module focuses on …