Using 2000-04 panel data this study analyses the pathways rural households followed out of poverty in two lagging … poverty reduction. Income transfers and agricultural tax abolishment have helped at the margin. Overall, the findings … highlight that the scope for reducing poverty in lagging rural regions is often substantial in agriculture, also in countries …

African countries. Thus, any policy initiative targeted towards poverty reduction in Africa should consider the agricultural …

poverty, as opposed to growth alone. The contribution of a sector to poverty reduction is shown to depend on its own growth … evidence indicates that agriculture is significantly more effective than non-agriculture in reducing poverty among the poorest … of the poor (as reflected in the $1-day squared poverty gap). It is also up to 3.2 times better at reducing $1-day …

: 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 …

seasonal famines force millions of people to succumb to poverty and hunger. An incentive of $8.50 is assigned to households in …

poverty. Also the paper discusses important policy levers, in relation to agriculture, urbanization, social protection and …

The relatively lower reduction of poverty in Orissa, 0.2 percentage points per annum from 48.6 per cent in 1993-94 to … explanation lies in the state of affairs in agriculture. An analysis for 2004-05 shows that incidence of poverty is 47 per cent …